Re: What I don't understand is how ..
... if spending is the answer then lets all just go out and put $10 grand on the credit cards! Oh, but isn't that one of the things that helped us INTO this dilemma? Add to the mix 50 billion in ponzy schemes, Enron, OPEC, big government doling out $700 billion and has no idea where it went, Corporate CEO's shoveling in the bailout money, Washington's lopsided trade policies, illegal aliens, outsourcing to Pakistan, Welfare abuse, etc......
AND if inflation hits like Zimbabwe, it won't matter how many millions you have socked away, a loaf of bread will be 2 Trillion dollars cash (but this week ONLY next week it goes up).
Better stock up on the Arnold bread and cheap bananas!