The social aspect is also important as maintaining a friendly atmosphere is a priority, so participants at the rallies are often members of a familiar core group from various geographic locations who enjoy spending time together while sharing their passion.

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Of course, without the heated atmosphere of a crisis, it would be much harder to persuade people to trust some of their Social Security money to the private investment markets.

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