The sooner Germany and China wake up (the people forcing their gov) the sooner we will see the dollar and euro crash along with a world depression. Remember, a depression always occurs during a correction, i.e., the elimination of malemployment and malinvestment, which is painful but necessary. Putting it off only makes the inevitable more painful.  Wouldn't it be much better to learn from the past and eliminate making the same mistakes? But then that would require something public schools discourage: critical thinking.