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Submitted by Margaret, Jan 25, 2008 16:50

Too many posters have only lived in golden times and have no idea how tight ordinary people lived just 40-50 years ago. Getting one new dress a season was the norm, eating out was a special occasion, like for an anniversary. One car per family and a black and white TV that the whole family watched. Long distance phone calls were for reporting births and deaths and brief birthday greetings. A ruined winter coat was a disaster.

Now even "the poor" live luxurious lives by comparison; thanks in large part to taking from the hard-working to subsidize the slackers and/or poorly-educated.

The bad news is that we now have much more serious crime and a country fractured over cultural issues and the tug toward socialism. That is far more dangerous to our long-term future than any temporary economic downturn caused by intemperate lending (God forbid the lenders deny loans to those incapable of repaying them and be accused of red-lining) and predatory borrowing (no one forced the fools to borrow or refinance their home equity).

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Thankfully, The New York Sun truly is a bright light which shines above negativity and pessimism! Please continue to tell... [MORE]	Marc Solomon	Jan 25, 2008 23:24
Thank you so much. Some people seem to be living in a Bizarro America in a Bizarro World. A report... [MORE]	SortaSeattle	Jan 25, 2008 19:09
You can bet that if Democrat were President, the gloom and doom would be as scarce as a cheap Manhattan... [MORE]	NightFire	Jan 25, 2008 17:04
Too many posters have only lived in golden times and have no idea how tight ordinary people lived just 40-50...	Margaret	Jan 25, 2008 16:50
But how large were the bonuses for the homeless unemployed ? Have the prices of cardboard box homes risen in Manhatten... [MORE]	Walter	Jan 25, 2008 15:44
Much of the pessimism is driven by Democrats in the media who have a political agenda. Were George Bush a... [MORE]	devan95	Jan 25, 2008 13:47
How do we spread this spirit of greatness to our population? We seem to spend so much time accentuating the... [MORE]	Jim Harper	Jan 25, 2008 12:48
I am e-mailing this article to all my friends. This was the subject of conversation between my friend and i... [MORE]	Deane Pradzinski	Jan 25, 2008 11:54
The folks at the Times really ought to consider anti-depressants. I'm told the newest ones are very effective. [MORE]	Mindy Dallas	Jan 25, 2008 10:12
Hip, Hip, Hooray. How refreshing, my NY Sun!. Thank you. However, as long as our journalistic prophets' words of 'doom and... [MORE]	Carole Wurster	Jan 25, 2008 10:02
In all that pessimism, where's the mention of Iraq? Now that progress in Iraq is undeniable, even to the biased... [MORE]	edh	Jan 25, 2008 09:47
You are correct - there are many happy things to report. I disagree with the wall street bonuses and million dollar... [MORE]	Uncertain	Jan 25, 2008 09:47
Thanks for the good attempt to put things in proper perspective. When most of the news focuses on the negative,... [MORE]	W. A, Smith	Jan 25, 2008 08:38
For the last 8 years, since the demos failed to steal the election in 2000, they have been solidly negative... [MORE]	Jack L. Kinch(1uncle)	Jan 25, 2008 19:08
This country used to be strong! The workers in the factories, etc. were able to bank savings in all the... [MORE]	Dale	Jan 25, 2008 08:28
An inspring editorial! Another example of why I seriously question your support of Mayor Bloomberg. [MORE]	hj brando	Jan 25, 2008 07:45
Liberals in this great country make their living being focused on the negative. They, in general, are the most miserable... [MORE]	Kestrel	Jan 25, 2008 07:44
Just a friendly wake up call to the author of this article. Not everyone works on Wall Street. Not everyone... [MORE]	BUDDY IN PA	Jan 25, 2008 07:17
Good editorial. The NY Times is a highly partisan paper that keeps losing readership. Giuliani was such a good Mayor... [MORE]	lee tabin	Jan 25, 2008 06:40