Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.

The current system is organized around financial values over life values. We need to shift that locus of power down to the community level because the financial markets recognize only money and thereby only financial values.

Wall Street sees a social fabric or social contract as inefficiencies, which need to be removed.

There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change.

Money is a mechanism for control.

It will take some time before a politician will capture the imagination of the American people and have the vision and understanding to do what is necessary for a better future for the people of America and the world.

There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about globalization and the power structures of major corporations.