We have to get the fiat currency situation fixed. End the FED, the IRS, and most of the three letter agencies dissolved. Each subsequent generation gets softer. But, the current generation coming up has figured out that the game is rigged. So, why bother. And I'm not in that generation, I'm a Gen-X'er. However, I haven't done too bad, I've had many different jobs. I've learned something from every one, and I have the ability to take the things I've learned and apply them to different disciplines. I do most of my own auto and home maintenance, and upgrades. About 30 years ago I learned to mig weld. That was a game changer.
I believe that the reason things have to start improving fast is because if the United States isn't flying high in every way in the months leading up to the midterms we will lose big. People have a very short attention span. If they don't feel good about the way things are going when it's time to vote? They'll vote opposite of who is presently in office. Right or wrong, it's "What have you done for me lately?" (like in the last 30 seconds.)
"It's not who ya' know, it's who ya' blow."