> There's a huge opportunity here to have a government public works program or some other major initiative to mobilize the underclasses, but it won't be taken.

agreed. but it won't happen. they clearly do not want to. you know what I mean when I say "they". I think what "they" are doing is instead now letting the USA enter a phase of milking and rundown. The truly rich, the truly powerful, already have homes anywhere they want to in the world. Whether that's in western/northern Europe, or modern Asia, or in a micro-nation. It is in those places and nations where they are ensuring they have the government investment and infrastructure to ensure a quality way of life. They -- you know who I mean -- have already marked USA as 'deprecated' and moved on, psychologically, at least medium/long term.