Reply #3: Americans have gotten too fat and happy and [View All]

[mandyky]

had it too easy. My parents lived through the Depression and talked about it a lot. Many people have no clue. What are all these urban dwellers do? At least during the Depression, many people still lived on farms, and weren't as dependent on electricity and such. I (in my 50 years) lived in a house with no indoor toilet facilities or hot water. (many)People today would freak without cable and air conditioning.

As for getting politicians to listen, it may take a revolution and for disaster to strike home for some people.