We didn't get hit by the financial mess like most of the world has, our banking system is different. It was called socialist because it had safeguards
. But if you folks aren't buying our meat and lumber, and our oil sands cost more than a 63$ barrel to extract, well it's only a matter of time till we decline as well. Our housing prices haven't dropped much, but they haven't gone up much either. I hope you new Prez does GREAT, but the cards are stacked against him. Chances are that the financial crisis is far worse than anyone has let on so far. There is always the 1% chance that everyone gets behind him and bunch of work gets done. Hope is the American way isn't it. Hope for a better tomorrow?
