“I think it will be about two years. ... (It will take that long) for the president to get his Cabinet and everybody on the same page.”

— Judy Johanning, housewife, Baldwin City

“I’m thinking by the end of this year. I think we’ve got too many (credit) rules now in play ... I want to get government out there.”

— Mary Eggleston, retired, Fort Collins, Colo.

“Twenty to 25 years. It doesn’t look like there’s any real big changes happening anytime soon.”

— David Thomas, anthropology major, Prairie Village

“Forever, because there’s not enough oil, not enough water and there’s too many people.”

— Mel Smith, retired, Lawrence