[chuckwalla]

So you say we should surrender?

[RightWhale]

What might be worthy of mention is that while we are rich beyond kings, our wealth is tied up in our cars. The $7 trillion private debt would be nothing if it weren't for the cars. While cars made us wealthy in the first place, we don't make our own cars anymore. We don't have car manufacturing jobs so we are sending our money abroad and borrowing to do so. Also, in case someone hasn't noticed, driving is not pleasurable anymore. It's not fun and it's not profitable, so why do we do it?