Of course, it was not the WWII war effort who solved the economical problems, but social programmes which also created infrastructures, prudent laws and (not often mentioned)both the immigration to the US of very qualified people from Central Europe - freedom-loving, creative people - and finally the (temporary) destruction of other advanced industrialised nations.

I hope that McCain  does not win the election because several of those gentlemen will have his ear. As for H. Clinton, she's ruthless.