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On March 8, in response to news of a surge in U.S. job creation, the stock market fell 171 points. On March 11, after the announcement that U.S. warships were heading toward a confrontation with China, the stock market rose 110 points.
Cal Coolidge said that the chief business of the American people is business. If actions speak louder than words, is there any better proof of the phony morality of this country, its politicians and its business class--whereby what’s good for people is bad for business, and what’s bad for people is good for business?
ED COREY
Culver City
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