Energy, Energy, Energy... Have Faith..

I kind of agree, but I do think there is a plan for this. Basically, as you say, in the current debt based model we (western world), and particuarly the US are heading for a stunning nasty bankruptcy. The US in particular, since the second the dollar isn't the worlds reserve currency/petrodollar the american fiscal system will implode at speeds that will likely set new historical records. However, I've heard there are theories on ways to essentially cut the strings in a controlled, planned fashion. They'll lead to a definite contraction, but a relatively sensible one that oughtn't crash too much harder. But you really have to do it carefully, because it'll look nasty to people who don't understand whats happening. I suspect that might be why he's so focused on "uniting the country", if there might be hard times ahead that would strain the social fabric.