Do you think our country will be in for the next Great Depression?

Honestly though, what kind of government do you propose. Changing a few senators won't do a thing, and one man as president definitely won't. So, what? Revamp the system? Go commie? I'm not making fun of you, I'm serious.

there are way too many signs that point to it going into a depression. there are also signs that say that we are living in the end times. as far as i am concerned, it doesn't matter if we are or not. what is going to happen is going to happen. and there aint anything we can do about. this world is rapidly changing.
its like the icecaps- yes they are melting and when they are gone, i think we will find atlantis under the ice of greenland.
but that is just a theory. one i am sure we all will find out in the next few years.

I think the USA will bail out all right. It still IS the strongest country in the world!

I feel the US should not fritter away its resources in indulging in wasteful wars all over the globe, as it has been doing in Vietnam first and the Middle East, now.

In fact, it should change course and become an advocate of Peace and leave it to the individual nations to democratise at their own pace, regardless of the fact that the process of Democratisation will then take a little longer.

Ofcourse the USA needs to maintain its prime military position and strength, but it should use this as a detrrent only.

The US Govt needs to pay attention to the increasing woes of its citizens.... though I'm not a US citizen, many of my close relatives ARE, and I'm concerned about them too.

I think the US is done as the #1 nation and we are headed towards a depression. Our dollar keeps sinking, our trade deficit to China keep growing, our meaningless wars keeps going, we are basically bankrupted.

Don't know if there's anything really to do about it. I'm trying to see if I can invest in foreign companies and currency.

We are absolutely going to have an economic collapse. It's not hard to see it coming.
It's too late to change anything now, maybe 8 years ago if we stood up but no, american's are too self-absorbed to give a damn about anything outside themselves until it's too late. Well, it IS too late.
All you can do now, is liquidate any assests you have and get your cash out of the bank. It's coming a lot sooner than you all think. Just open your eyes and you can see it approaching.

No, this country will not experience anything even close to the Great Depression and I doubt we will even get to the approximately 19% unemployment rate that was hit during the last recession in the early 1980's. There are federal programs in place that insure the money we have in the bank, both persoal and IRA accounts, so no one has to pull their money out in a panic. The US stock market is diversified with the international markets and many American's invest in the overseas markets, so a total crash is not possible. There are also many federal, state and local programs in place to assist families and businesses during hard economic times with financial, food, housing and educational assistance.

I do agree that the people in this country need to send a strong message to ALL of our representatives that our dependence on foreign oil must be stopped. There are too many other options available for generating power to run homes and businesses; nuclear, solar, wind and the clean burning of coal. Alternative fuel for automobiles needs to be more readily available, carbon cell technology needs to be further developed as well as battery technology. Meanwhile, the oil we have already found and capped off in Alaska needs to be brought out of storage. U.S. owned businesses who choose to operate overseas should be severely taxed.

The U.S. is a strong country and, no, we are not going to collapse under the thumb of the greedy OPEC Mafia. We've had it easy for too long, and hard times are a fact of life that many have never experienced before, but we will overcome them. Making your voice heard is one thing that all of us are capable of doing and too few of us are taking advantage of that. Write, email, call your state representatives and let them know that if they don't start looking out for the people who put them in office, they won't remain in office.

It scares me because I really do feel we are starting into a new era of the Great Depression. Prices are getting higher and higher and wages arent getting any better so people who make minimum wage or are diabled are literally going to wind up going without food and the basic necessities they need just to pay for heat for their homes and fuel for their cars to get to work. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. You have to make a lot of money every day in order to be able to live comfortably right now with how high the cost of living is becomming.

Another depression like that of the 30s is impossible. Another depression unlike that of the 30s, however, is already happening.

The Great Depression was a result of ungoverned Stock market dealings and the American citizen becoming too complacent with the recent rise of the industrial revolution and of course, the resulting increase of industry and jobs. It was the first time the world has ever really been in this state and didn't really pay close attention to the value of the "green back" which was beginning to be held up only by speculation. Once the market crashed on "Black Friday" in 1929, the economy fell world-wide like a line of Dominos. The Stock Market has had it's crashes a number of times since then, but rules have been in place to prevent a world-wide disaster like before. The world is currently facing a recession, but this is only due to the rise of crude oil that is linked to everything we consume. Since this isn't related to a panic of the actual value of borrowed stock, one can only assume this is a design by conspiracy. The stage is set and the money used by the world is getting ready to change soon. It won't be long before you'll see the "Amero" changing hands in place of the valueless US dollar. With the Euro and Amero in place the World's economy would only have one way to go, A UNIVERSAL MONETARY SYSTEM ISSUED BY A ONE-WORLD GOVERNMENT!

...Or maybe this is just an economic slump just like in the 70's and we'll get over it.

If we continue to rely on oil, its price will shoot up even further. Then we will no longer be able to afford transportation. The economy will grind to a screeching halt. Businesses will close. People will lose jobs.

But if we shift to alternative energy, there is hope.