# anyone paying attention to the economy going down the fucking shitter?

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**Created:** [January 23, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-paying-attention-to-the-economy-going-down-the-fucking-shitter/194987 "2008-01-23T06:11:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-paying-attention-to-the-economy-going-down-the-fucking-shitter/194987/43 "2008-01-23T15:07:02Z")

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> [@signing up for school..need advice](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/signing-up-for-school-need-advice/34520/22):
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> Yale Grad who attained the highest office in this country, arguably the world. He’s not stupid, but I’m not saying he’s been a good president either.

And apparently you were unable to read the part where I wrote that perception is 4/5ths of reality.

And he got into Yale because of his grandfather and father, just like Darkstar said.

I would be no different having gone to CMU or Princeton than having gone to Pitt. The clothes don’t make the man, but the perception that he gives off goes a long way.

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