Admittedly, I’m not an economist, but here’s my simple solution for solving our country’s financial woes: Stop spending money on imperialism, create new jobs for people in green and sustainable businesses that will alleviate our dependence on foreign oil, and stop giving tax breaks to the super-wealthy. Instead, put that tax money toward education so that our energetic and talented youth can make a positive contribution instead of being used as cannon fodder or killing each other before they even get out of high school. Our LA drop-out rate is 50 percent! And we wonder why the economy has problems? Think of what we’re spending on prisons, welfare, extra police protection and so one… cutting back funding for education is incredibly short-sighted. We’re being penny-wise and pound extremely foolish.