[ConservativeMind]

It then rebounds for many as they get a new job.

I agree we need to incentivize job creation in the US.

[central_va]

It then rebounds for many as they get a new job.

The labor participation rate says otherwise.

You cannot import and retail a nation into prosperity. You need manufacturing and mining to CREATE wealth. The heart of any economy is mining, manufacturing and agriculture. If a country imports any of those things then net wealth is being exported.