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The Stranger "I have an ongoing debate with my partner about whether the American future will be Beirut-style terrible or just sort of Detroit-style terrible. I'm the pessimist. I was reminded of this by Trisha Ready's essay in the July 3 Stranger about how her identity started dissolving as her buying power dropped off, and how frightening that was, considering what's coming. The essay was called 'United States of Anxiety.' I could relate. But I am reassured by one thing: Even if I lost my house and my job and had virtually nothing left, I could still see a lot of art."