Crumbling in the foundations

This really happened today.  Got a call from the missus telling me that our basement was flooded and she didn't know what to do and could I please pick up my son from pre-school so she could get someone out there.  Great, I thought to myself, just like our economy, my foundation is literally crumbling away.  (Long story short, it ended up being 75 wipes my son flushed down the toilet backing up the plumbing, and all that water was from our pipes.  Whew - at least it didn't cost me $700 billion to repair.)

If only fixing the economy was as simple as calling a plumber, a builder and roto-rooter - all our problems could be solved in a very hectic afternoon (assuming someone was available to pick up the US Gov from their pre-school class).