[Travis McGee]

If it were only that simple. I really wish it were.

[Pollster1]

I actually think it is that simple. The pent up demand that will be released once we replace the socialist will produce a positive jump in the economy. Add in responsible government, and we should have quite a growth period. The main problem is the national debt. As bad as that will be, cutting government down to an affordable level should allow us to recover and pay off the bills from Obama/Pelosi’s spending spree.

[dennisw]

If it were only that simple. I really wish it were.

What we have is an insoluble problem no matter if 0bama or McCain is president
This economy is way out of wack. It is a structural problem. All was predicted in "The Reckoning" that you have read
There is simply not enough real useful work to go around so we invent all kinds of crap work such as done on Wall Street and all levels of governments. We invent all kinds of social work jobs in medicine and universities. We invent millions of jobs where people are ministering to others in charity jobs all trying to delay the inevitable for the last 20 years. We flipped houses, concocted mortgages, let Wall Street run wild with derivatives. All this to gin up a fake prosperity

Lack of real work is due to automation, computerization and cheap imports. My main question is who are the producers in America who produce goods and services that are actually necessary? Not bubble type services that are indulgences as plastic surgery.