You both hit the nail on the head. The point is that in a nation rich in resources, nobody is building anything. Our government refuses to let us use them whenever it can.
We have a treasure trove of oil, gas, and valuable metals just waiting for us to tap into them. There is no reason we could not return to our status as the economic, manufacturing and financial powerhouse of the world.
The only excuse for not doing so is a stupid electorate that keeps voting it’s own impoverishment.
“Wall Street rose on Friday following a report on economic growth which met expectations and on hopes for further stimulus from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.”-Reuters