We have seen it with Walmart [View all]

Americans want cheap stuff: microwave ovens and TV sets, t shirt and fleece, even nice prom clothes.

But if any of these items were made in America, they would be a lot more expensive. American workers will not be able or willing to make the same items for the income paid to workers in China, or the Philippines, or Costa Rica.

We are told that iPhones will cost $1,000 more.

"They" tell us that it would take time to start building factories in this country and we will suffer until they are done but eventually it would be worth it. Of course, by then, most of the work would be automated.

I was half listening to CNN and all the commercials are for purchasing stuff. Or vacations. And I have to wonder who is willing to spend any kind of money to buy "stuff." Perhaps my view is too marrow.

And I still don't understand why we don't storm the Bastille, the White House. Yes, the same way that the rioters did on January 6 when all they cared was about a selfish whining individual.

No, there will never be a revolution in this country. People don't hate the rich; they want to be rich. I still remember in the past recession, 2009? a TV crew was seeking the "man in the street." How would you divide the pie, they asked. A young woman on her way to a movie laughed and said: I want the whole pie. This is where we have been, still are.

I hope that I am wrong.