In a message dated 11/14/2004 11:27:01 PM Central Standard Time, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx writes: <<I'm not sure I want to be an American anymore. I said that three years ago. I'm pretty sure I don't. It's just kinda hard logistically to get off this island. Hi, Not to worry. That is what I've been thinking, lately. I just read: "To finance our binge buying overseas, we borrow $2 billion a day from abroad." Pretty soon, we'll all belong to someone else anyway. Well, our 'country's debt' anyway. I'm still figuring that one out. How will we pay if (or when?) it comes 'due'? Wonder what we'll do then and how *that* will come to pass...any ideas? Are our kids prepared and will they know what to do in order to buy some time so they will be okay and it will be THEIR kids who have to pay? <wry look> [did you like the choice of words <g>] It's quite the thought, anyway. Wondering which owners of our debt will be the first to collect-and in what arena of life-and how, Marlena in Missouri ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html