Forum Post: U.S. Economy is founded on Vice

Since the power of the worldly troublemakers stems from their control of money, sounds like an effective resistance against the greater powers would include the undermining the money enabling them; i.e. quench the thirst for it. That should be only so hard, for in this economic climate average Americans are quickly loosing what little money they have anyway. Possibly then may they opt for some exercise in virtue. Just think, if all stopped smoking the tobacco industry would collapse. If all started living efficiently by respecting the environment, the energy industry would collapse. If all saved rather than borrowed themselves into debt, the finance industry would collapse, and if all stopped gambling in the stock market the securities industry would collapse. Yes, much of the U.S. economy is built on vice. Why should any good person bother resurrecting it? There is an art to knowing how to fend without a store and to buy without making a debt. I think we all ought to start learning. It will only be a short matter of time before the U.S. economy takes another sorrowful turn. If for nothing else at least we as individuals should do our best to avoid going down with it.