Reply #24: This is how it works...

[Kittycat]

As long as we're spending 12B/mo in Iraq, our government has zero opportunity to create public works jobs (infrastructure, technology development for green jobs, etc). They're also saying we're only 1/3 through this mortgage crisis - wrap your mind around that nightmare, and buy some extra locks. Because we're so dependent on Oil, and it's currently priced in dollars - and the dollar is essentially worth the value of a roll of toliet paper... We're screwed there as well. So then we have to go in and change the tax structure on corporations - starting with Oil. We also need to bring tax revenue back in to the country, by cutting off off-shoring. However, that is going to cost some jobs in the short term - but the return will be greater, so I call that a wash over short-term. Then we have to look at the food crisis coming down the pike. Rising cost of feed, has severely impacted cattle/livestock rates. Wheat, Corn, etc, etc... The looming trucking crisis is also on the way, thanks to rising diesel and stagnant wages - now coupled with the threat of Mexican truckers getting free passes to haul...

You know - I could go on and on and on... But to sum it up - I disagree with your brother. Buckle down, we're in for a hard ride.