
Okay, so these silver dollars aren't exactly going to end the recession, annnd it looks like its going to be longer and more severe than originally thought. But there are indications that the second half of the year will show improvement. President-elect Barack Obama talks about some kind of 'grand bargain' in tax reform, healthcare reform, entitlement reform (including Social Security and Medicare), but says that every American is going to have to sacrifice. "What we have to do is to take a look at our structural deficit, how are we paying for government? What are we getting for it? And how do we make the system more efficient?" Obama said.