Of course, these social phenomena are both symptoms of and contributors to economic circumstances, a vicious cycle that requires a structural solution at the policy level.
By labeling President Bush as part of the problem, he is going to make it harder for Democrats to work with the president toward a solution during this election cycle.
For a different solution to the same problem, a pair of New Yorkers came up with The Charge Cycle, a proposal to put phone-charging stationary bikes on street corners around NYC.