Red, White and Greenback

Minyanville Staff  Jul 02, 2008 1:45 pm

Red, White and Greenback
 
From sea to sea and sector to sector, we're celebrating America's birthday.
 

 
Sure, there are some problems baked in, but America’s the engine that’s driving this rapidly changing global economy (too bad she’s getting such poor gas mileage). Here’s to 232 years of unmatched capitalist ingenuity, commercial might and, of course, independence.

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07-02-2008, 5:35 pm
"Occupying another country."

It's all in the marketing.

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