Forbes American Optimists: We may not save our money, but we have faith in the future. By Ron Wilcox, Darden professor and author of "Whatever Happened to Thrift?" ... We do need to increase our savings, but the reasons Americans don't save have much more to do with our success than with our failure. ... http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/11/20/savings-america-optimism-oped-cx_rw_1121wilcox.html