Greg, great rant. I would have copied it, but it made me dizzy reading everything in one paragraph. lol
I especially agree that we need to take care of each other. I will just add that we need to stop trying to "Keep up with the Jones's". I saved for many years to be able to purchase a new car, I didn't want a huge car payment. For many years I went thru having the worst credit because of a divorce, and I learned to live by paying cash for almost everything. When the economy crashed I was still living that way so I wasn't hurt as much as my friends who lived on credit.
I don't know what the next 4 years are going to hold, but I am going to hold onto my cash...just in case.