There is a signifcant amount of households below the poverty level. There are even more below the average 'gross' household income below $55,000. In the table of this link it is noted the income of individuals doesn't increase until they achieve a Bachelor's degree. The 'idea' the USA could subsist on High School educations without factories to soak up the undereducated has created an 'exclusive' disparity of opportunity in the USA.
The USA must return to a 'gear up' economy for supplying consmer demands for a nation desiring new forms of energy and transporation. Do you the income level increase a national high speed magnetic rail would create? With increased income across the board for Americans, the tax base increases, the deficit is better managed and the 'opportunity' for young Americans to be well educated by their families increases.
Does the USA have a choice? Do families believe children are worth the investment to rebuild their nation and it's economy?
