what happened to the good ol days when polluting factories and annoying telemarketers supported millions of jobs so "Joe" could fill his tank for 20 bucks go to the sand dunes on the weekend and get so drunk he forgets about work and falls asleep at the campfire then wakes up and drives home to do it all over again next week?
Until this happens again, recovery will be for the big bussines not the poor man?
Thomas Freedmans book "the world is flat" leads me to believe the poor in the west will only get poorer as other nations outcompete eachother for labor and manufacturing. unfortunately, those in office and who fight bussines with regulations and taxes only make our country less competitive in the world market and decrease the amount of jobs available for "Joe".
Also, the consumer and leftist visionaries have left his neighbor for dead by supporting companies and policies that removed the neighbors job for their own selfish and ignorant ways.