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Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:04:44 EST
Subject: Don't forget the asset side of the ledger sheet - Rick

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My friend Rick Potvin said:  "David Pizer's characterization of the current 
economy as a downturn will lull cryonicists  into a false sense of security. 
The total U.S. debt is 32 trillion and climbing and is the primary reference 
point we can use
to prove we're in huge trouble. Cryonicists need to brace themselves
now."

Don't just look at the debt.  When looking at a balance sheet, as my friend 
Carlos Mondragon often says, first look at the assets.  The USA probably owns 
32 million trillion dollars worth of stuff - land, buildings, equipment, 
weapons, technology, and what would be called "blue sky" in business terms.  
This means the USA's assets are a million times it's debt.  We should all be 
so lucky.

I don't know if you are doing all of the below but if you really want to do 
the main things that will add to your chances of survival you might want to 
consider:

Moving to a more rural area until this terrorist stuff is all over.

Get a safe car.

Get some health insurance.

Start going to church - church-goers live longer.

Start eating better.

Don't go into the sleazy districts on Saturday night.

Stay out of biker bars.

Quit using the phrase "Osama sucks" when you're in those Muslim cat houses.

Stop smoking.

Quit worrying and be happy - happy people live longer.

 And last, since cryonics is not perfect yet - don't die!

David

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