Quick buck artists

What you get when you let Wall Street and the advertising industry run the country for half a century.

Manufacturing takes long term investment with an intention of long term building.  This is what happens when the quick-buck artists are giving the combination to the vault.

Wonder if its possible for all of us to earn a living working as a greeter at Walmart and playing online poker?  If we ain't making anything any more, that's about what's left.

Or maybe hustling each other with new financial scams?  This seems to be the new version of the American dream.