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It use to be the classic response to the question, "Where's your homework? -- The dog ate it." Soon it will be, "Well teacher, it's sort of like this, the economy has just been getting me down and I had to get a second part-time job to help the family."

Now this cynical view may or may not be real, it may just be a better sob story, however it could be. And the fact that it could be is going to expand the use of the economy as an excuse for everything.

Unprofitable businesses are laying off workers. So are less profitable businesses and even profitable businesses. Any and all business negotiations you enter into in the coming year will try and get some leverage out of the economic woes -- whether it has any validity in your specific case or not.

This is certain to breed some level of mistrust and add to the grim outlook we are seeing in most quarters. This will be just one more bit of stress we do not need. And who do you think is going to get the most mileage out of this excuse? Politicians -- that you can bet on.

Sheldon Liber is the CEO of a small private investment company and the principal for design and research at an architecture & planning firm. He writes the columns Chasing Value and Serious Money.

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