Greed

The big problem with our present economic decline is greed. Ever hear of it? The whole idea of hoarding goods and making lines on maps and creating deeds and thinking that we actually "own" something when in fact we're all just passing through this life is flawed thinking. Our problems all stem from a flawed initial premise so is no surprise that we've wound up at this cross roads, presented with choices no one wants to face because the solutions require us to re-evaluate the very core of our beliefs and we're not very good at doing that. Even when we do, we're fearful because we have to replace all that we discard with something new and that takes time and while we spend time doing that we have a void we can't fill and that scares the be'jesus out of people!