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> [The reality is that our economy now consists of driving 250 million vehicles around the suburbs and malls and eating fried chicken. We don't manufacture much. We just burn up ever scarcer petroleum in the ever-expanding suburbs built with mortgage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bageant/the-reality-is-that-our-economy-now-consists-of-driving-250-million/)

[Joe Bageant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-bageant/)

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> [“Despite renewed questioning of our economic circumstances during the current global financial crisis, most of those in positions of influence still buy the orthodox line that there are no serious limits to our capacity to exploit the planet’s resources for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-caro/despite-renewed-questioning-of-our-economic-circumstances-during-the/)

[Jane Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-caro/)

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