Is America The Next Argentina?

The parallels are instructive and interesting.

We have no crystal ball. We have been in deep economic hurt with legions of the unemployed and house foreclosures. Some people look at government policies, past, present, and possibly future, and worry that we are seeing only the tip of a tidal wave to hit us in this century. Consider this:

Scary Economic Times & The American Dream

The American Dream is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, which states it as Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness. These are tough times for the American Dream. As the safe routines of our lives have come undone, so has our characteristic optimism—not only our belief that the future is full of limitless possibility, but our faith that things will eventually return to normal . . . More at Vanity Fair.