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Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD

Although I hold Wal-Mart stock, I feel Kranky has comments of worth. In a free forum, each of us has the write to express our thoughts. It may not have numbers, but the article does show some thoughts influencing the numbers of Wal-Mart, perhaps in a more significant way than one would consider. I have friends who wouldn't buy anything in Wal-Mart as long as there is a mom and pop shop around where they can make their purchases. I respect that, although I will go to Wal-Mart to purchase goods. I sincerely try to avoid the products from China, precisely because of the comment Kranky makes about the people in China being virtual (or in some cases actual) slaves. The negative comments about WMT will affect bottom lines and do have merit in being expressed. It's America, not China, where a point of view that may seem a digression to some should be tolerated for the benefit of knowing that we are all free to express our thoughts civilly, because they will be different than someone elses. So, I guess those who don't like the content have to practice skimming, as probably many people did with this post.

The Coming Crash of 2008: A Result of Overleveraging

Congratulations, Matt! You got a discussion going.
I am amazed at the comments people write. (And scared, a little, too, by what they write.)
Your videos--I saw all three--sound to be and honest throughtful effort to help. I think I'd better go the Suzi Orman route and start paying down debt. Would that be part of the answer--everyone paying back debt as efficiently as possible? Sorry, that sounds like some of the facetious comments and questions above. Well, thanks for giving a sincere effort to alert us to the problem.