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Posted By: JimCrandell

Barry,

I don't think its necessarily the war that is causing the great partisan divide. Two very polarizing issues are:

1)There are a substantial number of Americans who think that the massive killing of unborn children is a huge issue and who think that marraige should be between a man and a woman. There are a substantial number who think differeently. I know people on the right feel very strongly about this issue.

2)The income/wealth gap among Americans is growing significantly. The average income of all employees who work at one large investment banking firm in New York was reported to be $660,000 and this includes janitors, secretaries, receptionists etc and you read the paper every day and hear about the huge unfilled demand for $25 million houses, $250,000 sports cars etc. Yet the majority of Americans struggle to make ends meet.

Not trying to stir the pot--just think that it will be a more divided country going forward for some time.

Jim

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