I hadn't realized how bad the economy was until I saw the front-page headline in the Wall Street Journal — that sober, serious financial paper read by bankers and economists.
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There isn't one word of criticism, not one objection or reservation…the WSJ simply reports this as a "good business" and that "sales are booming". When the WSJ is promoting dried spiders, goofer dust, and corpse powder…I think we're in big trouble.
(via Hank Fox)
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