In entirely too many cases, the answer is fear not of physical death, but instead fear of our financial demise, which is often rooted in a fear of lifestyle reduction, which is often rooted in a fear of relative lifestyle comparison with our peers, which is especially ironic when you consider the millions of unemployed workers, bankrupt households, foreclosed homes and underwater homeowners.

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It should not be about risk factor reduction and fear of dying, but about joy of living and feeling better.

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The environmental NGOs who decry the Asian biofuels actually oppose all forms of biofuel because they fear it may lead to a reduction of rainforests.

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In that case, the double dip fear could continue hanging over the market, preventing the reduction in risk premium assumed in our non-recession scenario.

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But many I've spoken to fear that off-peak prices may increase without a corresponding reduction in peak fares.

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The fear is that markets will no longer think Italy is protected by the program if a new government rejects deficit-reduction ahead of time.

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