I have mentioned a train system. Well, it will need concrete, and for concrete you need ruble, and the Mountains of West Virginia have whole valleys and waterways that have been filled with ruble from cutting off whole mountain tops to get to the Coal.

I wouldn’t mind taking money (I love to bully the bullies) from those upper execs to pay for the mess they made of the country. Instead of “Printing Money” we can take from those who have been unkind to us (by there actions) to pay the locals to clean up their Home State.
Create local jobs, put money back into the system, use ruble(hey, its a resource) to create a Train system to benefit as many Americans as possible.

I heard someone mention losing trucking jobs with the introduction of more train use(the ones we have and the one i wish to build). I say not so, we must be smart. Instead of having Truckers pull those Long Hauls, lets make Delivery of Products more Localized. Use large cargo vans that run on Gas, or Alcohol(made by GM?). Those vans and local routes should be a snap for a real Trucker. The older Truckers, those who have it harder changing, we simply phase them out as we expand the trains.

Who among us does not try and find work and money for our friends? How many people in this country have circles of friends (based on Education, Money level, and Ideology) that “Hang Out” and do things together?

I look at Wall St., Bankers, and Politicians (Businessticians really- Businessmen in Politics) as a “Clique” based on Power, Control, and Money. They form “Businesses” together, rewrite laws to help their buddies make money, and funnel money to their “Home States” and the “Friendly Businesses” there(Murtha).

When the people in office USE Government to satisfy their wants and needs, all while changing laws to help their “Business” friends(Happen to be Campaign Contributors as well) look around this country and you can see what selfish greedy leaders do to any economy and Country.

In my view, however, the most looming problem by far is inflation – Marc Faber and Peter Schiff, two financial analysts with an excellent track record on prediction of financial trends see at best double-digit inflation (a la 1970s) or at worst, Zimbabwe-style hyperinflation in the USA’s future. Ben Bernanke is in a box – if he raises interest rates and starts selling the Fed’s assets (if he can), he risks sending the economy back into a tailspin. However, if he waits and continues the “quantitative easing” strategy for too long (of which there will be massive pressure on him to do so), the dollar could collapse.

In short, I think we’re heading towards a long period of painful stagflation, if not a hyperinflationary depression. I’m just hoping it’s the former and not the latter. Either way, I’m adding precious metals to my portfolio.