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Why I'm (Cautiously) Optimistic About the Future

You have obviously read "Jump Point." I too am optimistic. Children today will be working in jobs not yet created in industries not yet imagined.

It is the young companies that supply jobs - not large or small - but "young." Many will fail but some will succeed. Our capital should be spent on encouraging new ideas.

Our Coming Depression

Mr. Quinn - I always enjoy your writing. I have great hope that the 60 minutes special on "credit default swaps" and the talk of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stepping in to broker these "shadow insurance" exchanges, will help to clean up some of the mess.

Everyone looks at housing but we have had housing booms and busts before. The CDO - CDS situation is holding us back - trust? - what trust.

This matter must be cleaned up and regulations put in place if we hope to proceed as a nation.

Our advantage? In America, we talk about our problems. The 60 minutes special got the word out. Now the public outcry needs to swell. Maybe something can be done yet.

The Great Consumer Crash of 2009

Read Roubini's article in the New York Times today. The first thing America must do is admit we have a problem. Americans could pull together, sacrifice, and move forward - but not without knowlege that this huge problem exists. There are many level-headed people living in this country but they are terribly ill-informed.

Hopefully, the I.O.U.S.A. movie will be a success. First you admit you have a problem - and then you can go about the business of trying to solve it.