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Just how stupid can some people be? This stupid:So 19th Century Slaves Were Freer than 21st Century American Taxpayers? (posted 1-29-04)Paul Craig Roberts, former Associate Editor of the WSJ editorial page, writing in his column (Jan. 27, 2004): Compare an American taxpayer's situation today with that of a 19th century American slave. Not all slaves worked on cotton plantat

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It is worth noting that in mid-1990, it was not generally recognized that the economy was flirting with recession. For example, Federal Reserve Board transcripts showed that in July of 1990, Alan Greenspan said that he thought the economy should remain healthy for the rest of the year. (The recession is now dated as having begun in June of 1990.) The article goes on to note that in 1990, "inflation was a problem, interest rates were fairly high, federal budget deficits were

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