JSG wrote: Great idea! Then all the laid-off government workers can go on unemployment!
That wouldn't be necessary - just turn their full time jobs into part time positions and hire those that are unemployed to do the work the other half of the time.
JSG wrote: It took 8 years to get us into this mess. Don't expect it to be fixed in four years.
It took Reagan about 3 years to turn around the stagflation of Carter & Nixon. Must have known what he was doing, and actually spent time being President instead of on tour like Barack Obama.
Remember the golden years of the late 70's when Jimmy Carter actually ran a Rose Garden campaign?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.