I would like to make a prediction. Note the date: November 22 2008.

We are in one of the worst financial crises  we have ever been in.
We are manning two war fronts with a possible third in the near future.
The country is leaning more to the socialist side than to the capitalistic side even considering the New Deal.
We are changing the guard in Washington in the next three months in the middle of this crisis. 

Now the prediction:

In seven to ten years we are going to see the biggest economic boom this country and the world has ever seen.

Here's why:

We are going into extreme debt. The money that we are using to go into debt, such as the $700 Billion bailout money, the $60 Billion, the $35 Billion, etc, for the troops and whatever else the new administration comes up with...is created, made up from the minds of the Federal Reserve. There is no more gold or silver backing it up. (Thank you Nixon) This money will now be circulating in the new economy. As "We the People" pay this debt back, with interest, the money becomes real. Add this phenomenon to the probability that new technology and subsequently new business will surely arise within this next seven to ten year cycle that will also stimulate the economy and you got yourself the next boom.

So, as you are trying to figure out who you are going to drop off your Christmas list while walking to Wal-Mart. think of Ghosts of Christmas Futures and let your heart be light.