Courtesy of Thredgold Economic Associates

…Government stimulus efforts would be unwound rapidly when the economy recovers

…our 401(k) balances would rebound nicely in coming years

…Wall Street “high rollers” had greater legal and financial accountability for the financial market abuses of recent years

…“far left” liberals and “far right” conservatives would back off a bit

…President Obama and the Congressional leadership were more focused on providing incentives for wealth creation and less on wealth redistribution

…we would all get more involved in enriching the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves

…the Federal Reserve’s efforts to push 30-year fixed-rate mortgages toward 4.5% would be successful—and jumbo loan mortgage rates would also decline

…residents of the Middle East could get along with each other

…we could make real progress in “clean burn” coal technology

…the violence and language in today’s movies could be toned down a bit

…America’s silent majority (our parents and grandparents) received greater respect for the enormous wartime sacrifices they made to help protect the freedoms we all enjoy today

…men and women were from the same planet