[Vince Ferrer]

It's primarily about cheap energy. Reverse drilling/mining bans, proceed (very quickly) with thorium reactor development, spend as much money as is necessary to harden and reinforce the power grid, and muzzle the EPA. When energy is cheap and plentiful, our other economic problems become solvable - otherwise, nothing at all can be done.

I agree, which is why a lot of my suggestions are energy related. We cannot compete globally based upon labor rates, but we can compete on energy prices. We need to understand that and use it to our advantage. That is why I am so against wind power and all but the most practical solar. Going "green" just for the heck of it defeats our advantage.

[knarf]

Put returning combat vets on the borders and in the airports.