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- Feb 7, 2009
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Commentary: This is not your father's country anymore
By Jack Cafferty
CNN
Jack Cafferty says America has to rethink its aspirations in light of the growing national debt.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- I think this time, it's different. I have this uneasy feeling our country is in the process of changing forever, and not necessarily for the better -- unless our perspective changes with it.
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People weren't in debt buying things they couldn't afford, and neither was the government. There were recessions along the way -- relatively mild downturns of short duration -- but nothing like this feels like it's going to be.
Commentary: This is not your father's country anymore - CNN.com
By Jack Cafferty
CNN
Jack Cafferty says America has to rethink its aspirations in light of the growing national debt.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- I think this time, it's different. I have this uneasy feeling our country is in the process of changing forever, and not necessarily for the better -- unless our perspective changes with it.
........
People weren't in debt buying things they couldn't afford, and neither was the government. There were recessions along the way -- relatively mild downturns of short duration -- but nothing like this feels like it's going to be.
Commentary: This is not your father's country anymore - CNN.com