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Fiscal roil began with forever stamp.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 27-FEB-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Fiscal roil began with forever stamp.(Wire Columnist)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Don Kahle For The Register-Guard

When financial markets roil, as they have for the past year, it makes English majors like me happy twice.

First, we don't get to use the word "roil" nearly enough. It's such a small word, not pretentious - but slightly exotic.

Unfortunately, there's very little that roils in the life of a land-lover; financial markets are about it.

Second, the roiling of cascading statistics creates so much uncertainty that nobody really understands what's going on. Markets are down 4.5 percent! Unemployment is up to 7.6 percent! The budget deficit is $1.1 trillion! Bankers are being paid gazillions! Your ATM fee for that...

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