V_L BY George I think you''ve got it !  " terminate executives and hire workers" at a conservative cost-wash of 1 exec = 3 workers and we will put America back to work while unemployed execs stimulate the economy with their golden balloons. I like it !

This whole mess will be fixed when middle class eradication is complete. The elite can grind the poor up for sustenance. The modern world does not really need a labor pool anymore, lower primates can be trained to replace the human middle class workforce. Sounds sci fi and doomsday to me but the more I see 50/50 splits...more

So many gripe about the US Fed stimulus attempts. Thankfully there has been stimulus attempts. I would appreciate a homegrown stimulus attempt from all the little guys dumping their Internationals and repatriating their $. Most people respect the Germans and the Germans are bringing their Gold home where even if they c...more

The middle class lives in China now spending the money we continue to send them. I don't think Obama can take credit for that. Quit buying "made in China" and invest in USA companies who produce domestically. Anybody can do that.

I personally tried this approach, increase my debt to acheive short term goals, did not end up so good. With my tiny-in-the-world but  all-I-got investment dollar and consumer dollar I am doing my best to keep it in the USA. I don't believe in much but I still believe in the USA. The BIG money can help the little money...more

Put u money in High Risk Small cap index and leave it until you r 50 and that gives u 10 to 20 yerars to watch for a peak to reallocate to a reasonably conservative allocation, If you have enough money anyways change to a Large cap index till u r 50. Hard to argue with Bogle.