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Decline and fall: how American society unravelled
Thirty years ago, the old deal that held US society together started to unwind, with social cohesion sacrificed to greed. Was it an inevitable process ? or was it engineered by self-interested elites?
George Packer
The Guardian, Wednesday 19 June 2013 17.47 BST
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It is no wonder that more and more Americans believe the game is rigged. It is no wonder that they buy houses they cannot afford and then walk away from the mortgage when they can no longer pay.
Once the social contract is shredded, once the deal is off, only suckers still play by the rules.
Thirty years ago, the old deal that held US society together started to unwind, with social cohesion sacrificed to greed. Was it an inevitable process ? or was it engineered by self-interested elites?
George Packer
The Guardian, Wednesday 19 June 2013 17.47 BST
snip
It is no wonder that more and more Americans believe the game is rigged. It is no wonder that they buy houses they cannot afford and then walk away from the mortgage when they can no longer pay.
Once the social contract is shredded, once the deal is off, only suckers still play by the rules.
