Martin, I will start with you and see if there are some strategies for boosting aggregate demand that would garner your support, knowing that you are obviously concerned about our long-term fiscal outlook.

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And I'll confess, as mad as I am at you, I will be there at 12:01 am again to see the 3-D version of that torturous experience that is Jar Jar Binks.

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You see the same corporate behavior happen around the time companies issue annual bonuses, and I will tell you there are few things more insulting and aggravating, from a financial perspective, than being laid off right before bonuses are issued.

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