2021 has its worries… even for an optimist

I’m a card-carrying optimist. You likely know that by now.

I’m an optimist because history, and my assessment of human nature, suggest that things will continue to get better.

Not in a straight line.

Sometimes, not even for stretches at a time.

But over any significant length of history – and I expect the same to be true in the future – we’ve found the way to better ourselves and our society.

But…

That doesn’t mean that I expect every part of that future to be beer and skittles. It doesn’t change my long term outlook, but it would be wrong for me to say I don’t see any risk of disappointment or error in 2021.

So let’s go through what could go wrong:

1. The government could bungle the withdrawal of stimulus

You…