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Of all the possible threats to our way of life, the most pressing near term one I see is a repeat of the Great depression and it's possible consequences - high unemployment, social unrest, delayed action on global warming. Most people don't realise how close the U.S. authorities are to failing in their attempts to re-inflate their economy. Their solution involves borrowing money from overseas to support insolvent banks which are supposed to lend money to over-indebted, scared consumers. It might work but probably wont IMO.
Apologies for the OT post, but if you want something to worry about near term, this is it.
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