They only need 30$ an hour because they live extremely beyond their means.  Someone working a McJob hasn't earned the ability to own a nice home, car and other commodities.  That's the root problem.  Americans have this work ethic that they are entitled to a middle class quality of life even if they don't work to earn that status.  Unskilled labor should always be paid to the lowest bidder as anyone can do that job.

You don't have to goto college in order to gain a skill; hell I'd argue that you don't gain a skill from most college programs.  The reality is that if some immigrant who doesn't even speak English is able to do your job as well as or better than you, you're a failure.

PaSnow, I believe Cheney's wife's name is Lynn.  I didn't use google in the spirit of your question, but I believe that is right.

The only real cigarettes are Reds.  Anything else is like breathing dirty air

I want to add something to my previous post.  If America is truly on the downward spiral, Obama will go down in history as the person responsible for it.  I'm not saying that is fair or would be an accurate portrayl, but History will view him as the man who ran on a campaign of hope and change that would restore America's greatness.  If Obama fails to turn the tide and we collapse, no one can intelligently say that Obama wasn't in at least some aspect responsible.

This brings me up to my next point.  I was discussing with someone the other day of where America will be in 20 years.  He expressed his opinion that America is headed towards a fascist state, ala the Nazis.  Now it's no secret that racist undertones exist on all sides in America.  Albeit much less pronounced than it was 50 years ago, but it still lurks beneath the surface.  If the masses view a Black Man as the downfall of their once great country (which could be spun a number of ways)  I could certainly see the masses turning towards a leader who much like Obama, offers to solve all their solutions, but also appealing to the most obvious and prominent connection between groups - skin color or ethnicity. 

Yes, I find it completely plausible that should we experience a complete economic collapse compacted with fear of outside attack lured in by our weakened status, the majority of Americans would turn to a Hitler like character willing to provide them with security and stability if only they let him rule.