Despite the fact I'm probably voting for him (regretfully), I find the list below interesting for this reason:
If real wages aren't rising in our country (for ~30 years) and the middle class is being gutted, then the 1%ers MUST fill the wage gap somehow. Both parties have clearly decided to do that by allowing bad loans, growing govt benefits, and paying for it all by borrowing from China. And have been doing so for at least 20 years. So this isn't a contest of policy, it's a contest of blame: do you like to complain about high benefits or low taxes? Because either way you're going to get the same policy until we can't borrow any longer and the economy collapses or things get suddenly and sharply painful. Might be in your lifetime, might not. Probably will be in the next 10 years. -------------------------------------- http://www.yolohub.com/economy/70-facts-president-obama-doesnt-want-you-to-know The following are 70 facts that Barack Obama does not want you to seeâ¦. $3.59 - When Barack Obama entered the White House, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $1.85. Today, it is$3.59. 22 - It is hard to believe, but today the poverty rate for children living in the United States is a whopping 22 percent. 23 - According to U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, an average of 23 manufacturing facilities permanently shut down in the United States every single day during 2010. 30 - Back in 2007, about 10 percent of all unemployed Americans had been out of work for 52 weeks or longer. Today, that number is above 30 percent. 32 - The amount of money that the federal government gives directly to Americans has increased by 32 percent since Barack Obama entered the White House. 35 - U.S. housing prices are now down a total of 35 percent from the peak of the housing bubble. 40 - The official U.S. unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for 40 months in a row. 42 - According to one survey, 42 percent of all American workers are currently living paycheck to paycheck. 48 - Shockingly, at this point 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be âlow incomeâ or are living in poverty. 49 - Today, an astounding 49.1 percent of all Americans live in a home where at least one person receives benefits from the government. 53 - Last year, an astounding 53 percent of all U.S. college graduates under the age of 25 were either unemployed or underemployed. 60 - According to a recent Gallup poll, only 60 percent of all Americans say that they have enough money to live comfortably. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:352665 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
