Danger Posed by Unrealistic Expectations

Wise words from Robert Samuelson:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/paradise-lost--and-the-revenge-of-false-expectations/2016/07/24/1cf1aaba-5036-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html

“We can’t repeal the economy’s periodic instability, though we may (perhaps) mitigate it; we can’t isolate ourselves from the rest of the world without being exposed to collateral damage; and we can’t borrow ourselves to prosperity.
As long as we cling to these unrealistic ideas — as long as they are benchmarks for our success or failure — the more we condemn ourselves to the revenge of false expectations.”