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# MONEY matters

Mark Zaifman's thoughts on money, global economic trends and politics

# America's Future Exceedingly Bright

** [Mark Zaifman](https://www.spiritusfinancial.com/blog/author/mark-zaifman)   |   ** Tue, Apr 06, 2010 @ 12:11 PM

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If you need a good old fashioned hit of U.S. optimism, check out **[this article by David Brooks](http://nyti.ms/asg5uj)** in the New York Times - it made my day.

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