It's that they won't -- and that the resulting backlash when things inevitably go wrong will deal the U.S. power surge a far more severe blow.

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It isn't hard to rattle off a list of things that could go wrong in the next 12 months, deepening the financial crisis and making it harder for individuals and families to preserve their savings and maintain their living standards.

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It doesn't really look at big issues like liability - who will pay if things go wrong.

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In fact, there are a lot of things that can go wrong in there -- in our demo, the photo apparently wasn't held away from the lights for long enough and came out undeveloped.

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