[DixieGal]

I agree, things will cycle around and the good times will come back. Yes, sure, I sold $1000 of stock in a failing ethanol company for $33 just this morning, but it's not the end of the world for husband and me. What really bothers me is that for the past decade, again and again we were told that in the best case scenario, oil was running out more quickly than predicted and that we were quickly approaching the point of diminishing returns. Now we seem to be at that point and we do not have a Plan B. It's embarrassing to be such a powerful nation and to find ourselves at the mercy of oil-rich tribal warlords (although usually one generation removed).

And still, we have no coherent plan for the future.