However, over the last 15 years the rate of tonsillectomy has continued to fall, so much so that we are now in danger of too few procedures being carried out.

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Is it your understanding - is it the consensus of most economists that in fact, Americans are at a danger point in consuming more than we save or that the balance between saving and spending is truly out of whack?

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