For part of your answer, I do think the economy will get better, I don't know when. I hope it's soon.

Not that it's "bad" at the moment, as even the lead car in a NASCAR race has to stop for a green flag pit stop on occasion, giving up first place to do so. After the stops cycle, that car usually retakes the lead, and is faster, stronger, and easier to handle then before. My personal financial situation has never been better, and I fully expect it to grow until I decide to retire. If you remember the late 70s, you'd really know what it was like to live in a bad economy. This, my friend, is nowhere near that time.

I think it'll happen on a Tuesday.

2512 I dont know where that came from lol

I have been listening to several financial programs on French, German, Spanish TV and the BBC. I was hoping I could get more hopeful answers for you but unfortunately according to CNN it will at least take 5 years if not longer. Never the less it is better not to get discouraged, wait for the elections to be over and something should happen fairly soon after. So I hope for my friends sake. Good luck, regards. PS: Unfortunately today I heard several International Analysts say, straight out, that the US has entered a recession. The unemployment rate has grown, many large US factories are closing down, 600 Starbucks are closing in the US, the Dollar is weaker by the day and the Euro is very much stronger, the Asian Markets are looking for customers in other geographical areas, the Stock Markets have been closing in red for the past weeks, the interest rates are very low and European ones double the US amount, The Subprime Mortgage Crisis is throwing the U.S. economy to it lowest and much more. Please read the enclosed link where it is all well explained and how it all directly affects you. http://useconomy.about.com/ Sorry for the bad news. Regards.

The first thing to do is to take 25% of the money reserved to the military and spend it on the economy.The billions that is wasted on military spending is bringing the country to bankruptsey all by itself.

12:00 PM US Eastern Time January 20, 2009.

The economy usually runs in ten year cycles up or down, and usually the politicians reap after the fact the benefits for good or ill. The people usually suffer or benefit after 6 months to a year when the economy either dips or rises....IMO and many others.

When the U.S. war with terrorism ends and the countries that keep them could manage and maintain order.

The US economy will never get better and we'll become totally impoverished!! Just kidding. Depending who wins the Presidential election, it'll be back to what we would deem "normal" around 2010-2012. Of course, that's barring any catastrophic fuckups. That's a technical term.