rocket scientist wrote:
>  By Miral Fahmy  ­  Fri Oct 30, 12:59 am ET
> SINGAPORE (Reuters) ­ It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and
> gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it
> did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according
> to a global survey.
> Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the
> world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes
> toward money over the last 12 months.

> for the rest of the story;

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091030/lf_nm_life/us_money_survey;_ylt=A...
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> nM-

rocket scientist wrote:
> By Miral Fahmy  ­  Fri Oct 30, 12:59 am ET
> SINGAPORE (Reuters) ­ It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and
> gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it
> did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according to a global survey.
> Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the
> world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes
> toward money over the last 12 months.

> for the rest of the story;

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091030/lf_nm_life/us_money_survey;_ylt=A...
> UJdgrJW1gM.N2JQTMKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJjYTFvb2RlBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkxMDMwL3Vz
> X21vbmV5X3N1cnZleQRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fbW9zdF9wb3B1bGFyBHNsawN0aGFua2hlYXZlb
> nM-

Rod Speed wrote:
> rocket scientist wrote:
>> By Miral Fahmy  ­  Fri Oct 30, 12:59 am ET
>> SINGAPORE (Reuters) ­ It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and
>> gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it
>> did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according to a global survey.

>> Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the
>> world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes
>> toward money over the last 12 months.

> And it remains to be seen how much of that claimed permanent change actually is.

> The great depression certainly did produce a permanent change in attitude in many, but its
> unlikely that the current recession will, it hasnt even reached double digits unemployment.

> Rod Speed wrote
>> rocket scientist wrote
>>> By Miral Fahmy  ­  Fri Oct 30, 12:59 am ET
>>> SINGAPORE (Reuters) ­ It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and gloom: one in four people are glad the
>>> world's economy slumped like it did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according to a global
>>> survey.
> Think

> -- would a sane person rejoice in misfortune because it made them get their priorities in order?

> I posit that that response resulted from the phrasing of the question.

> Dumb people don't get smarter because they get slapped in the face with unpleasant reality.

>>> Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the world and found more than half had permanently
>>> changed their attitudes toward money over the last 12 months.
>> And it remains to be seen how much of that claimed permanent change actually is.
> I may have taken that survey.  I've been asked several times in a number of surveys if my attitude has changed due to
> the current "hard times".  I have to answer no because it didn't need to.  I've always been frugal and unwasteful and
> careful with money.

> Sometimes they just don't ask the right questions.

>> The great depression certainly did produce a permanent change in attitude in many, but its unlikely that the current
>> recession will,
>> it hasnt even reached double digits unemployment.
> Depends on the area.  Some are worse.

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote in message

> The Real Bev wrote
>> Rod Speed wrote
>>> rocket scientist wrote

>>>> By Miral Fahmy  ­  Fri Oct 30, 12:59 am ET

>>>> SINGAPORE (Reuters) ­ It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and
>>>> gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it
>>>> did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according
>>>> to a global survey.

>> Think

> Too radical.

>> -- would a sane person rejoice in misfortune because it made them get
>> their priorities in order?

> It didnt say anything about rejoice.

>> I posit that that response resulted from the phrasing of the question.

> You quire sure you aint one of those rocket scientist gorgons ?

>> Dumb people don't get smarter because they get slapped in the face with
>> unpleasant reality.

> Plenty of people do change what they do when slapped in the face with
> unpleasant reality.

>>>> Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the
>>>> world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes
>>>> toward money over the last 12 months.

>>> And it remains to be seen how much of that claimed permanent change
>>> actually is.

>> I may have taken that survey.  I've been asked several times in a number
>> of surveys if my attitude has changed due to the current "hard times".  I
>> have to answer no because it didn't need to.  I've always been frugal and
>> unwasteful and careful with money.

> That isnt likely to be true with many they asked.

>> Sometimes they just don't ask the right questions.

> That particular one doesnt appear to be too bad.

>>> The great depression certainly did produce a permanent change in
>>> attitude in many, but its unlikely that the current recession will,
>>> it hasnt even reached double digits unemployment.

>> Depends on the area.  Some are worse.

> Sure, but nowhere is anything like as bad as during the great depression.