The lottery will plug the gaps At the end of 2008, more than ever, because almost everyone’s finances are in a shambles. Nevertheless, that sudden wealth will come to nothing in record time. The economic and social crisis, of which we are seeing only the beginning, will ensure that those lucky winners of the Gordo and the top prizes lose their fortunes within a few years. The same old story will repeat itself, both now and in the future, with even greater ferocity.
In short, a world that bears no resemblance to the one we left behind in the summer of 2007. I would even go so far as to say that we left it behind on 11 September 2001. How we long for the end of the 20th century at a time when our main concern was international politics.
The multi-crisis we are facing is so serious that it has overshadowed the oil crisis we were experiencing just a year ago. Here is the article from last Christmas. It seems like only yesterday that we were sending you our best wishes, saying:
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And in that order: good health and money.