10.20.2008

The Great Tomato Bubble: An allegory by Sparticus

Ever wonder about why our economy is in trouble? How can so many people can be in so much debt at the same time? Does it seem strange to you no matter how hard one works, and in spite of all the advances in society, most hard working people cannot escape the treadmill of perpetual debt? Why are so many families losing their homes to foreclosure? Why are many households dependent upon credit cards to supplement their income? Why have so many retirement savings been wiped out?

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