Reply #31: I think we're already at a tipping point. Americans are awakening from

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their complacent slumber. When you mention legacy assets I think about mine and those of my friends....these assests if not gone are quickly eroding. As for abundances of consumer goods and food, that may well be true, but if one can't afford them the abundance is not important.

Now that the WI unions have conceded higher costs of their health care and retirement programs, there will be less discretionary income to buy the 'abundances' and that has got to hurt the economy. In the meantime, the corps and banksters, who caused the shortfalls are being given carte blanche control of their employees lives. imho