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One must first check thyself before one wrecks thyself. Obviously there is something seriously wrong with our economy. Instead of offering a solution that no one can agree on I suggest a different way to go about this. Here is a 5 stage program to help get us get in the right mindset before we even begin to fix our economy.
Pretend that our economy is a small seed.

Sow-First we must find a place to sow our seed. The soil must moist and full of nutrition. Once we find the right environment for our seed we must begin to sow it. Our seed is small, rough, and unsightly and as we plant it we wonder if it will blossom or perish in a unforgiving world. But we must hope.
Water-Water is the essential nutrient that we must be sure that our seed receives. We tap into our deepest reserves and nourish the seed with all the water that we possess. We must put much into the seed if we expect the same in return.
Absorb-The seed will begin to take in all the water and nutrients that we have been feeding it. We may not see any change right away. But think of how great it will be to see the small green plant sprout from the Earth.
Grow- At this point we can do no more for the seed. It is up to the seed to determine whether or not it wants to grow. If all of our resources were put into the seed and we devoted the time and effort towards it growing big and fruitful, then the seed shall grow.
Succeed- Watch now, as all the hard work blossoms into the plentiful tree that would make all the neighbors jealous. Soon the tree will bear seeds of its own and we will not have just one tree anymore, but a forest.