re: Deja vu.
"economic growth is the best cure" - this may be true, but what happens if the growth isn't there? I tried to find info on the growth rate of the US economy for the past few decades but couldn't come up with anything. I know past trends can't always be extrapolated, but I'm sure there have been periods where the growth rate was less than 4% for a few years running.
Like I said, it seems like a huge gamble.