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Bill O'Reilly here and I'm warming up. Stand by for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition. On this Thursday, Johnny Carson's first network show was a quiz program called Who Do You Trust? If that were broadcast today, the collective answer might be very few. Back in the 1950s and 60s, lying, stealing, they were kind of serious. If caught, you likely paid a price. Not anymore.
A new academic study puts forth that trusting other people increases happiness. Trust helps us form "vital social connections" and prosper. Well, that's nice. So is Peter Pan. There is a reason Judas Iscariot is featured in the New Testament. As the cliche goes, let's get real. Trust is earned over a period of time.
We have all been portrayed. It's a human condition. Doesn't mean you go cynical or isolationist, but caution regarding others is a necessity in this world. At the end of my mother's life, I had to hire caregivers to stay with her in the house. Most of them stole things and lied about it. Ask any attorney, they'll tell you perjury in the courtroom, now out of control. Adultery, fraud, deceit in the marketplace, scams.
All are everyday occurrences. So trusting others does remain a noble thing. But be careful, very careful. Back in a moment. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver.
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That is the morning O'Reilly update. More analysis later on.