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"Because we value tolerance ... we have to listen to those who presume they can rewrite history within the confines of their own notion of what is politically, culturally and morally correct."
There are plenty of reasons to relax, especially if you are a U.S investor. Here are the top two:
1. America's economy is still in good shape.
2. Staying in stocks pays off. Since World War II, investors who remained in stocks for at least 15 years made money
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Right now, the U.S. economy is growing. It's not rock star growth, but 2% to 2.5% a year is good, and the Fed is being very cautious.
More importantly, businesses are still hiring. Over 2.3 million jobs were added last year (the latest data on hiring comes out Friday and it's widely expected to show more jobs added).
If the wellhead fails, the thing is just going to be full blast.- Gene Nelson, physical sciences professor, Cuesta College.The chief deputy director of the department, Jason Marshall, and a senior oil and gas field regulator assigned to daily watch at Aliso Canyon, Scott McGurk, told The Times the site and wellhead were made more unstable by the gas company's attempts to stop the leak by pumping a slurry directly into the well.
Comment: So, are these protestors just being swept up by the new trend in political correctness sweeping academia these days - or do they have a legitimate purpose in pointing out that nearly everything Rhodes stood for was elitist and generally counterproductive to the world at large? The Koch brothers, to take another example, have spent millions on philanthropic causes, but in the balance of social equality and justice, does it make up for all the money and energy they spend in supporting their destructive causes? Should we celebrate these types of people just because they've thrown a bone our way?