Not surprisingly, this data shows state and local bureaucrats are living on Easy Street.

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If my Dad had ponied up 50 bucks in 1963, and I'd taken a pre-emptive page out of my son's book and bought a few shares of IBM, I'd be on Easy Street today.

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Fixing what was broken on Wall Street is not easy.

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And for all the talk on Wall Street about global investing, it isn't especially easy for U.S. customers to buy foreign government bonds directly.

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Even with rising hopes of easy money, however, the recession heralds were clearly winning the day on Wall Street, judging by the declines.

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