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Question of the day: Has the drop in the stock market worried you?
By dwray in The nature of things
August 9, 2011

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"It certainly does, because I'm alive. If I was dead it wouldn't concern me, but I'm alive so it does." - Richard Fritz, retired, Victoria.

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"Sure, we all need an economy that keeps getting better and better. It doesn't affect me personally, because I took everything out of it in 2008. It's just another symptom of the real problem - the leadership of our government." -David Cheek, real estate appraiser, Yorktown.

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"It doesn't bother me. I'm invested. I think it'll come back." - Jason Mendel, oil field worker, Katy.

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"I'm smart. I'm invested in gold, so it doesn't worry me at all." - Marshall Bennett, oil field worker, Austin.