Still, what one could say about this system was that it took the global supply of money out of the hands of central bankers and politicians (as long as the system stayed in place).

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But what appears to have happened is a few rogue agents stayed in the system and managed to hack their way to 77 million PSN members personal information, including birthdays, addresses, emails, phone numbers and possibly credit cards.

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Those who stayed with the current system would receive their promised benefits.

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But even if we weren't directly hit in the sense that our financial system still stayed solid, if Europe goes into a recession that means we're selling fewer goods, fewer services, and that is going to have some impact on the pace of our recovery.

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It's morning in America for you and me because these entrepreneurs stayed up nights smoothing out the rough edges of our economic system.

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