From: mumble@nomail.invalid   
      
   On 06/03/2014 08:16 PM, Brenda Clough wrote:   
   > On 6/3/2014 9:47 PM, Carl Dershem wrote:   
   >> For a current WIP:   
   >>   
   >> You are given one wish (with the usual caveats - no wishing for more   
   >> wishes, no breaking the wall between life and death, no interfering with   
   >> someone else's Free Will).  What do you wish for?   
   >>   
   >> cd   
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   > Depends on where and when you are, and how old you are. If you were here   
   > and now (in the US in 2014) and of middle years, a prudent wish might be   
   > a large annuity, invested in US treasury bonds, that would give you an   
   > annual income north of six figures for the rest of your life. You could   
   > count on Obamacare to get you health care, the US government to defend   
   > you and so on, and you could always shuffle your investments and draw   
   > down your capital in case of need; all your other life needs (love,   
   > entertainment, where to live) you could handle yourself.   
      
   There are implied wishes there, eg "no depressions", "no   
   hyperinflation", etc.   
      
   > If you were living in 1800, your wish would be very very different.   
      
   Apparently, dental care in 1800 was quite exciting.   
      
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