I think that we all need to realize that all our problems didn't start 4 years ago,8,12,16 or even 20 years ago. This has been a long time coming and we are paying the price for things done by the government a long time ago and a general populace content to sit back and enjoy the life they have and not work to insure future generations had the same chances.We're not the only big, bad dog on the block anymore and we need to learn to co-exist and think outside the box.Probably never happen given human nature as it exists today.
Bingo! This is exactly true - the real question might be "Is it really bad or just different?" The Dust Bowl following the Great Depression was really bad but now we have large safety nets in place. It is up to individuals to make proper use of them. People need to learn new skills that are in demand. Hod carriers aren't but skilled masons are.
We all do still have chances and our kids will too if we make sure they get a decent education. Let them think the earth is 6000 years old and they'll be living under a bridge. That's one reason so many of our graduate students in engineering are foreign.
