It's sad that it's automatically assumed now that the government is, and should, be in more control of the economy. The meme is that the reason we have economic problems is that insufficient power has been given to our Lords in Washington, and if we just give them more and more power, all will be well. More regulations. Tighter controls. More wealth flowing through the State instead of around it.
History kicks that idea in the teeth everywhere you look, but hey, who looks at history any more?
It's unnerving that so many people can call for "czars" to run things without remembering just what the hell a "czar" was.
The hard fact is that the economy will recover more in spite of the frantic and irrational attempts to "rescue" it than because of them.
I don't know what you mean by "lifestyle changes," but I have found that almost everyone in authority who advocates them, does so for other people, not themselves.
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- Another phrase headed for extinction in media political discourse...
- Scale, man, scale. Perspective. Think "Abramoff" and follow the links.
- Not to worry, we'll be talking about The Great Republican Depression for a long time (n/t)