What Economy?

The US as with most of Europe does not have an Economy.  Think about it, an economy consists of an economic system of a country.  In other words, a planned system to insure that a country's monetary existence is stable.  Does anybody actually believe that the way politicians are running Europe and the US that there is an economic system.  Other than Germany, whose unemployment rate dropped to 6.9% as of Nov. 30, 2011, no other western country is close to having a plan for future economic growth.  The reasons are fairly simple:  1.  More blue collar jobs are needed; 2.  government expenditures must decrease; (welfare, housing subsidies and unnecessary highway subsidies such as the planned $500,000,000 bus lane between Hartford and New Britain, Ct., a multimillion dollar housing project in Manchester, CT. for unwed mothers, food payouts for alleged losses during storms etc.)  To this, add the Union Philosophies that wages and benefits must increase every year and the retirement age should decrease and you'll understand why we are in the bind we're in.  What is needed are politicians that will not buy votes through the use of every type of welfare program and will actually do what is necessary for all the county's of the world.  The theorem that half the population works and the other half lives off those that work is no longer tenable.
WAKE UP AMERICA!