Marco would be so sad to see you fall apart.

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Then the bubble pops, and in its falling shards is reflected the sad image of pretty much who you were before getting so gloriously rich.

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So let me tell you: if those statistics don't make you feel angry or ashamed or sad as an American, then at the very least they should make you scared because, beyond the disappointing things those numbers say about our national character and values, they put our future in peril.

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