Possible Solution

I am lifting this from a friend/co-worker. I know he reads here so I hope he doesn't mind. It's a great notion and is worth spreading.

Maybe now people can get back to their roots. They can start thinking more as a collective, asking, "What will benefit the whole?"

Now would be a great time to start cooperatives and community gardens so we can grow our own food.

Now would be a great time to do less buying and more bartering.

Let the bankers screw up their world economy, we can build our own economy.

Or as the Dead Milkmen put it...

Why should we buy postage stamps?
We can make our own!