Ludwig
News around here is about as grim as in your area..I'ts bad but I think the media is making it much worse in order to force action. I'm talking to a former schoolmate who live in Athens and she's pissed about what's going on.European Socialism over the last 100 years is coming back to haunt you and we're next over here.Redistributing wealth has proven to fail miserably as taxation can only go so far in creating an egalitarian society. Now everyone has lavish social programs that Governments have to borrow to pay for..Like any debt it eventually becomes due as we're seeing now. Sadly the only option that may be left is to hit a world reset button where all Government default at the same time and EVERYONE gets it's up the arse. Problem with this is that if it happens governments will only start all over again and the same problems will be here in a few generations. As long as humans depend on Government to support them with other peoples money ( Socialism) this will happen over and over again.