People seem to think this is a two or four year problem, and are bitching that Obama boy hasn't fixed it yet. If it was that easy to fix, why didn't Bush fix it before he left office?
The last time this happened we were faced with a World War and the largest mobilization the world has seen. We couldn't build boats, planes, and tanks quick enough.
On top of all of this, computers are killing the job market - Because of all of the automation it takes less employees in the work place to get this done. Department stores no longer need people to track what's going out the door - It's instantly tracked and replacements are orders before you've left the parking lot... And will be sent out by truck automatically that night. They've got this shit down to a science.
Read about Japan and the
lost decade....