"I wish Congress would get its act together, because this is very frustrating, " adds George Papadopoulos, Mr. DeBaker's financial planner in Novi, Mich.

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And there's no pressure to dress to the nines on the slopes or off, adds Cecile George, winding up a ski week with her husband and kids.

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"You have Gilbert and George, with their photographic collage 'Coronation Cross, ' really turning the tables, " Moorhouse adds.

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"And George, you must build more houses - it helped get Britain out of depression in the 1930s, " he adds.

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