Me being a curmudgeon thinks it is too late and we are hitting the iceberg. My only hope is what Adam Smite wrote about there is a lot of ruin in a nation and we as a nation can muddle through for say another 50 years.
...Obama said he would consider the National Guard, but it would only be a temporary solution....( I know...just words....he will never do it)
The quote I heard in response......Putting a tourniquet on a bleeder is only a temporary solution...( until you can get better help) ,....but hey, it stops the bleeding and gives time for help to come.