"If you were to live in the perfect world and had the ability to snap your finger and make things come true, what would you do, or rather how would you like to see the world of bonsai."
That's easy. In the perfect world there would be a free Japanese bonsai tool in every 12 pack of Budweiser. But you'ld have to drink six of them to get to the middle to see if you got a nice concave cutter or a lousy bonsai tweezer.
Instead of tax rebates Uncle sam sends out nice Korean hornbeams [actually grown in Korea]. If you were one of the poor slobs that actually owes taxes you could get cuttings from your neighbors and send them in to pay off your debt. With everyone pulling together we pay off the national debt with hornbeam cuttings.
With all the new found money the government is able to institute K-12 bonsai classes in public schools. Most of the kiddies take to it naturally but a few troublesome ones have to watch Andy Rutledge lectures on video til they see the light.
Bonsai is absolutely everywhere and they all pretty much look the same, cookie cutters if you will. People are really getting fed up with it at this point. You can drive down any street and see bonsai, bonsai pots, bonsai stands [from the big Al company] anything you want being thrown in the trash. People go on strike to picket city hall to change the names of thier towns from names like bonsaiville, tranquil gardens, penjing hills to names like Chop shreader valley and broken pot station. Well with everyone on strike and no one working the national debt skyrockets. The government mandates bonsai growing illegal and everyone back to work to pay off the debts.
So you gotta be careful what you wish for. Sometimes keeping things with in a small group is best.
All in jest of course
Tony