[Lazamataz]

Spot on, Laz. The solution to ending the purposed slide is spiritual in nature and will only work if individual Americans return to a relationship with God their Creator. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. This people lack wisdom in proportion to their rejection of God's imminence, proving that 'the state' is a very poor substitute for a realtionship with The God Who established the requirement to obtain 'by the sweat of the brow' and created us in such a way that by struggling we become larger souls of His handiwork.

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[SCalGal]

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You're on. Chocolate chip? oatmeal raisin?