there is, pretty much, a worldwide consensus that we're in a financial mess because of a debt fueled consumption binge.
Many of us (myself included) rushed to buy a load of crap we didn't need - and in the process, hastened the destruction of the very ecosystem on which our lives depend.
The solution from the people who are meant to be in charge?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7995928.stm
Encourage people to take on more debt, to replace something that doesn't need to be replaced, and in the process consume more resource the planet doesn't have.
Genius....
