Many bought into the idea that America could go from a technology-based, export-oriented powerhouse to a services-led, consumption-based economy - and somehow still expect to prosper. That idea was flat wrong. Our economy tilted instead toward the quicker profits of financial services.
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I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate. JEFFREY DONOVAN What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really l... JEFFREY DONOVAN I grew up in an upper-middle-class town with a population around 12,000. My high school held around ... JEFFREY GITOMER The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet. JEFFREY TATE Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping ... JEFFREY SATINOVER We had a booming stock market in 1929 and then went into the world's greatest depression. We hav... JEFFREY SACHS Phyllida's hair was where her power resided. It was expensively set into a smooth dome, like a band ... JEFFREY EUGENIDES Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. The desire and ability to press on has and a... JEFFREY FRY Many people see themselves as a rose, when all they are is just a prick. 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LORD JEFFREY Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one. LORD JEFFREY I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning... JEFFREY ARCHER It seems to me that the best relationships, the ones that last, are frequently the ones rooted in fr... JEFFREY BELL Historical fact: People stopped being people in 1913. That was the year Henry Ford put his cars on r... JEFFREY EUGENIDES There is convincing evidence that the search for solitude is not a luxury but a biological need. Jus... JEFFREY KOTTLER Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are at risk every day of their lives. JEFFREY MONTGOMERY Good design can't fix broken business models. JEFFREY VEEN