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	nyt: why being rich does not mean feeling rich

craberry

6-2-2006 12:53 PM

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craberry says:

very telling paragraph about why ppl today do not feel good about our economy.

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6-2-2006 12:55 PM

fivexfast

...but Sean Hannity told me we were doing great!

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