http://www.iplanretirement.com/retirementblog/america-too-big-to-fail/ Learn How To Retire Early Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:44:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.iplanretirement.com/retirementblog/america-too-big-to-fail/#comment-920 Pat Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:34:01 +0000 http://www.iplanretirement.com/retirementblog/america-too-big-to-fail/#comment-920 This is an example of controverted thinking because the likelihood of failure resides with the most vulnerably, not the most powerful, or the largest. If, for every large bank that fails, 100,000 people fail, or 1,000,000 , it is much easier to see the impact of sacrificing the little guy, not the big guy. When humans fail, society fails; when inanimate objects fail, others step in to fill the void. There is a huge difference between human and not human - with respect to American citizenship, and yes, America can fail. This is an example of controverted thinking because the likelihood of failure resides with the most vulnerably, not the most powerful, or the largest. If, for every large bank that fails, 100,000 people fail, or 1,000,000 , it is much easier to see the impact of sacrificing the little guy, not the big guy. When humans fail, society fails; when inanimate objects fail, others step in to fill the void. There is a huge difference between human and not human – with respect to American citizenship, and yes, America can fail.

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