Markets posted several days of sharp losses in the period surrounding the debt ceiling fight in 2011. Even after a bill to increase the ceiling passed, stocks plunged in what was seen as a vote of "no confidence" in Washington's ability to function, considering how close lawmakers came to a default.

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Then thank you, "michealp". I think you answered my question: What is it that has changed our society for the worse? In your words, it is "because actions no longer have consequences". Well, they do perhaps, but they are often perverse.?It seems to me that our masters these days are willing to use a carrot and stick approach, but they almost always use the stick on the poor old donkey's nose and inflict a terrible indignity on the beast with the carrot at its other end.

O2's 4G network is available now in London, Leeds and Bradford, while Vodafone's rival service in only an option for customers in the capital initially, but will be in a further 10 cities by the end of 2012; 4G from O2 will reach 12 cities, while EE is now available in more than 100 towns and cities across the UK.

And yet, in our rush to respond to a very real and novel set of threats, the risk of government overreach - the possibility that we lose some of our core liberties in pursuit of security - also became more pronounced. We saw, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, our government engaged in enhanced interrogation techniques that contradicted our values. As a Senator, I was critical of several practices, such as warrantless wiretaps. And all too often new authorities were instituted without adequate public debate.