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- From: hamachi@adobe.com (Gordon Hamachi)
- Subject: Re: Surviving Hyper-Inflation
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.221528.659@adobe.com>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:15:28 GMT
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- John Grasham writes
- > Just finished reading the book "Bankruptcy 1995" written by a man
- > named Figgie who was a (reluctant) member of the Grace Commission.
- >
- > In the book, he predicts that around 1995-96, the interest on the
- > debt (including all "off-budget" items which must nevertheless
- > receive debt-service) will exceed revenues.
-
- I read the book and it scares the hell out of me.
-
- One nice thing about "Bankruptcy 1995" is that it contains a "Debt Buster's"
- guide to action. It suggests all sorts of measures, such as writing or calling
- representatives, organizing petition drives and letter-writing campaigns. The
- book includes addresses and phone numbers for the President and Congress.
- There are even some guidelines for staging media events.
-
- As a first step, I wrote to my Senators, to:
- tell them this is the most important issue now facing our country
- warn that we are headed for economic collapse
- ask what they intend to do about it
- urge them to support fiscal responsibility
-
- I recommend that you do the same. Invest 29 cents in your nation's future.
-