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Many figures dropping is actually a good thing, because if they didn't consumption would be raising the debt even more. It's cheaper to put people on government checks vs. keeping them in full time jobs or letting them fall into a criminal dilemma with no benefits. The effect is a reduction if consumption and a lowered debt. Welfare is our friend right now. If you get too stingy, and both refuse welfare and full time work, you will create a criminal which is far more expensive than either.
We must face that all these figures must drop until things get balanced. The only other alternative is to increase our international exports (not inter-state) to a level that keeps up with our debt and that is not going to happen any time soon. Things have gotten too far behind at this point and we are left with the only solution: downsizing everything while maintaining sustainability for everyone so they can get back to work once called.
I fail to see how fewer new jobs, lower home prices, higher gas prices, higher food prices and keeping more people on the government doles is a good thing.