For many people, including Mark Douglas, and maybe someday Laura Walker the answer is, sadly enough, yes.

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Maybe if nothing else works for you, you can find a way to sell people products to help them retire someday, and just maybe that can make it possible for you yourself to retire someday.

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Plus, world trade is conducted in dollars, so long as the dollar remains the global benchmark currency, going from AAA to AA and maybe even AA- someday will unlikely impact demand for U.S. government bonds.

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Maybe someday, but fusion and improved solar energy seem to be more practical than antimatter as directions to move to for cheaper energy.

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Maybe someday it will find its feet and make a serious impact.

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