To this point, I have kept most of my opinions about the housing crisis, the slumping economy and the upcoming presidential election to myself.  I don’t think I can do that anymore. 
My feelings echo the ones expressed by this article written by Orson Scott Card.

This editorial from Minot Daily News puts the $700 billion bail-out in perspective very quickly.  The Magic City could build 35,000 new schools or county office buildings…or give more than $19 million to each resident.  $700 billion is A LOT of money.
Of course, that wouldn’t fix the economic problems at the national level.  But what [...]

I really loved this article and wanted to share it again.  (Pay attention to the real estate prices and the school scores this guy talks about.)