What if the Economy does not bounce back?

All of my retail friends are complaining about
their slow traffic and business in their stores.
When I ask them what can they do about it , they
all agree that they will just have to wait it out.
My question to them would be, what would happen
if the economy does not bouce back?
Where would we be without business? The economy
is in a negative way today. All of the no sale
situation is in a trickle down mode. Construction
is down, furniture is down, new car sales are down,
transportation is down, food cost are up , gasoline
is up, clothing is up, but business is down. If no
one is doing business and business as we know it
comes to a halt, then what becomes of our world as
we know it. Read history. The great depression of
1929 caused many castrophe's in society. Deaths,
business failures, marriage dissolution, etc.etc.
We are in that same position today. Credit card
debt, high payments, overextended debt, unhappiness
in marriage, business, and life in general.We are
headed in a dangerous direction. Someone must
stop us. Someone must find a solution. Without
answers we are heading into a precarious position
of life that none of ever dreamed of. We are
headed into a world of the unknown. We are headed
into the Time Zone of a past history that is in
danger of repeating itself. No one is going to like
it and everyone is going to be shocked at this new
quality of life or the lack of it. We have been
pampered too long and no one seems to understand
or has the foresight to rescue us. We are coming
up on a destiny of shock that we have never perceived.
There is a danger lurking on the horizon of a life
so poor, and so unforgiving that many of us will
likely go bananas. I could be wrong. The economy
could bounce back, we could pay off our credit
cards, refinance our homes, all buy new cars and
live happily ever after. But I don't think so. I
hate to play what if, but What If ?