I am not an economist, Teribus - you've just exhausted my knowledge gained from "Running the World Economy for Dummies" ;-). There are indeed many levers, and governments have no control over some of them like imports - other than imposing tariffs of course, which leads to other problems. That's why I always harp on about individual responsibility, in this and other threads - too many people wash their hands too easily of it and rail at governments (which they helped to vote into power anyway).

In a world where pinning blame on others is a popular pastime, those that truly walk their talk - whatever their political and other beliefs - stand out. If only more would follow their examples...