What in the WORLD can be done about this?

With the ever-falling value of the dollar, and the concomittant rise in prices, more and more people are losing their positions in society and adding the the ever-growing poverty lists. If you have the stomach for it, read this: http://news.yahoo.com/behind-poverty-numbers-real-lives-real-pain-151738270.html

Then try to come up with solutions.