Steve,
I believe from your previous posts that you work for the Federal Government. You are very fortunate in that your job is relatively secure and will probably not be eliminated. Government employees are not the norm as far as most American Workers go. They are not as dependent on the economy and therefore have more job security. If you are able to look beyond your own situation and look at the U.S. Economy as a whole you may be able to understand the fear that many are experiencing reference our economy. Many hard working Americans are in trouble through no fault of their own. They followed the rules worked hard,lived within their means and now they find themselves in a situation they could never imagine, without a job and possibly without a home. I don't have the answers to the current problems, I wish I did but I do know doing nothing is not a solution. Just being tough and telling everyone to suck it up will not work. This is a time when we need the proven (successful) experts on the Economy to work together to do what is best for the country as a whole.