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To: Lane3 who wrote (5806)	11/26/2005 7:15:21 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542155

Slow it AND prepare- I thought I made it clear both things need to be done at once. It's not about "multiple careers"- it's about not having a decent wage- and that kind of thing really hasn't been said much. Who wants to say that? No politician, that's for sure- though they are more than willing to take the cash from the industries that are leaving the US for new work forces. You could just turn your back on the people who are going to get hurt, as was done in Katrina, or you could do something proactive- not career counseling, but some major government planning. IMO what is coming could make Katrina look like a puddle- and I'm of the opinion we should have planned a lot better for that, too. I think it's downright stupid to leave big problems to just happen, rather than trying to ameliorate them. When big problems happen they always have more ancillary effects than anyone anticipates, and fixing them often (always?) costs more than an ounce of prevention would have. That's what I'm talking about- many many ounces of prevention. I think it's necessary. What do I think needs to be done? Well, for a start, some honest research in to just how bad things are going to get, how far wages are going to fall, and how badly this will impact our social safety net. What to do for citizens? Whatever can be done most economically. I'd assume we need some real PR on having people save more to protect themselves from economic downturns. People with no savings are extremely vulnerable. At the moment the government seems much more interested in encouraging consumption (give 'em tax breaks so they spend more). Yikes. Since folks haven't prepared even for modest economic downturns I'm absolutely sure they haven't prepared for what is coming down the pike wrt globalization. Since I live in the US, it's in my interest to want other people to be prepared, even if the government needs to get involved and give tax incentives or fund programs, to make them prepared. I just don't want to live in the US if people are going to be as ill prepared as they are right now. Of course I can leave the country, but not everyone can- and those people should be really worried (imo).