Stock Market & our economy (10/12/08)

Yes, its total crap right now but the US economy will not fail. we may hit a potential depression but no further than that. I'm briefly looking at the market with an inkling to start trading again. A lot of companies are severely under priced because of our contracting economy. I've always played with penny stocks which most of the time are absolute shit and can and usually are manipulated by the market maker, however, there is still a lot of money to be made. I need to find out what the day trader rules are because I've been out of the game for a few years. You can make money in a bear market.... I'll prove it. I just need some starter cash to kick this off :)