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http://news.mit.edu/2017/america-economy-decline-middle-class-0313
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-developing-nation-regressing-economy-poverty-donald-trump-mit-economist-peter-temin-a7694726.html MIT economist Peter Temin says 80 per cent of the population is burdened with debt and anxious about job security Peter Temin says the world's’ largest economy has roads and bridges that look more like those in Thailand and Venezuela than those in parts of Europe.
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You can't make America great again if it isn't first destroyed.
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Heineken14 posted...
You can't make America great again if it isn't first destroyed. lol, well, if you're not laughing, you're crying...
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we better impose more costs on that 20 percent so they too can be poor!
forget home ownership, enjoy your Obamacare premiums instead!!!!!!! LOL!!!!! |
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FightingGames posted...
What is it like living in a 2nd world country? It's fine if you have money and education.
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
we better impose more costs on that 20 percent so they too can be poor! It's like a 17 year old decided to start discussing politics.
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FightingGames posted...
Peter Temin says the world's’ largest economy has roads and bridges that look more like those in Thailand and Venezuela than those in parts of Europe. Simple solution: Gut entitlement spending, and slash military spending. End the "prevailing wage" laws. That frees up plenty of money for infrastructure. The preamble specifically states "common defense" and "general welfare" - not force projection and individual entitlements. |
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Questionmarktarius posted...
FightingGames posted... The preamble was written much earlier than the bill of rights. |
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ChromaticAngel posted...
The preamble was written much earlier than the bill of rights. The bill of rights doesn't mention individual direct payments or overseas military bases either. |
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Capitalism working as intended
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Rexdragon125 posted...
Capitalism working as intended it sure is capitalism's fault people are paying as much for their insurance premiums as they are for their mortgage definitely not government's fault! it sure is capitalism's fault people are taking on way too much consumer debt for things they don't nee. definitely not people's fault! |
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
it sure is capitalism's fault people are paying as much for their insurance premiums as they are for their mortgage Why do we have premiums in the first place? |
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fake news
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USA isn't a country, its a business run by management trying to bleed it dry.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...
USA isn't a country, its a business run by management trying to bleed it dry. That...seems like a good metaphor to describe most countries really.
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Damn.... That's really messed up 😔
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
we better impose more costs on that 20 percent so they too can be poor! Home ownership was a dream that entirely died in the early 2000s for all except the high middle class and above. People have rented or lived at home their entire lives in multigenerational homes. The baby boom dream of every family realistically owning their own home was an anomaly, and society is moving to correct it. Besides, even when you 'own' your home, you always have to pay property taxes and home maintenance costs. You will ALWAYS be paying some asshole to be living where you are.
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EyeWontBeFooled posted...
multigenerational homes ...is apparently making a comeback. Buy an abandoned/forclosed McMansion, and move a bunch of extended family into it. |
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EyeWontBeFooled posted...
Home ownership was a dream that entirely died in the early 2000s for all except the high middle class and above. I got a mortgage on a $120,000 house while making $10.50/hr Wasn't easy though and I regret the inground pool
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
it sure is capitalism's fault people are taking on way too much consumer debt for things they don't nee. definitely not people's fault! It's funny that you think how most people behave under a system is not part of the system.
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
EyeWontBeFooled posted... If you've somehow managed to keep the mortgage payment under $546, that's not so bad. |
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If you move toward the middle of the country, there are a lot of inexpensive big homes
Not everyone is willing to do that though
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developing nation definition. A nation where the average income is much lower than in industrial nations, where the economy relies on a few export crops, and where farming is conducted by primitive methods. In many developing nations, rapid population growth threatens the supply of food. How in the world does the US fit that definition? We don't export as much as we used to but we have a very wide variety of exports and still export more than most other countries on the planet. Our agriculture techniques are far from primitive and a rapid population boom would in no way threaten our food supply.
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dodgefan91 posted...
How in the world does the US fit that definition? It's a narrative
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So just End the Fed then.
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Ouch.
cant wait to see what our politicians do to remedy this.
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HBOSS posted...
Ouch. Cash out and let everything burn. They won't care as long as they get their paychecks from the lobbyist. |
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Makes Americans making fun of Japan all the funnier. At least they're still in developed county territory
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Wherethisfeom posted...
Makes Americans making fun of Japan all the funnier. At least they're still in developed county territory Developing countries can still make fun of developed countries. China used to make fun of the US and various EU countries all the time.
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Tmaster148 posted...
HBOSS posted... Surely we need another stimulus to get the economy going? Shouldn't that have trickled down by now? Turns out it was the biggest transfer of wealth in history from the poor and middle class to the rich. Whoops. |
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HBOSS posted...
Ouch. Give themselves more money.
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I feel like 90% of this is stuff that @Darkman124 and I have talked about in the past. I read that to mean that we are as smart as MIT professors.
Honestly this is the stuff that keeps me up at night. I am in the top income quintile, am educated and kind of sort of in the FTE industry (manufacturing but with a company that spends tons on cutting edge technology development, though not for stuff at the consumer level). I support mass unionization and to a certain extent, protectionism. But I also think we need to support globalism to an extent to not be left behind. Basically capitalism/socialism, worker rights/employer rights, protectionism/globalism are all on a spectrum which we always think in black and white but need to find places in the middle that actually benefit the most Americans. I think income and wealth disparity is the major driver in all divisiveness today. |
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KILBOTz posted...
I feel like 90% of this is stuff that @Darkman124 and I have talked about in the past. I read that to mean that we are as smart as MIT professors. it's not some new idea or anything this isn't even the first or second prominent book about it released this year lol edit -- it actually could be the second one, I didn't realize this was months old already
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Balrog0 posted...
KILBOTz posted... I know. I just wanted to say I am as smart as an MIT professor. Let me have my moment. |
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are you quoting me repeatedly to get my hot take
because you already know it :P
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I love how they always refer to "parts of Europe" because if they actually compared to Europe as a whole they'd have to deal with shitty countries like Greece or Ukraine.
Speaking of Europe, if the US is so bad why is unemployment in the likes of Italy, France, or Spain double or even triple our rate?
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KILBOTz posted...
Balrog0 posted... but how can you be as smart as an MIT professor if you can't figure out you soiled yourself |
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courier_nv posted...
but how can you be as smart as an MIT professor if you can't figure out you soiled yourself What makes you think that MIT professors don't regularly soil themselves?
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Darkman124 posted...
are you quoting me repeatedly to get my hot take mostly just to harass you. |
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Zeeak4444 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted... Hey man, I wasn't that dumb at 17
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Your government's military budget is $700 billion now? If they actually cared about you they would stop bombing brown people in the middle east for their oil and solve poverty in the US with some of that money.
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
EyeWontBeFooled posted... Try doing the same thing living anywhere in Canada. Not gonna fly.
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That's not a report, it's just a clickbait headline taken from a book he wrote. The articles linked have absolutely no content whatsoever.
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soon we will be a 3rd world country thanks trump
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At least Canada is still a 1st World/Developed Country.
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Zeeak4444 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
we better impose more costs on that 20 percent so they too can be poor!
forget home ownership, enjoy your Obamacare premiums instead!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!
It's like a 17 year old decided to start discussing politics.
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We've fallen so hardBat178 posted...
At least Canada is still a 1st World/Developed Country.
...within 90 miles of so (about 150km) of the US border.Obama is sitting on an island with a smug look
"Mission accomplished"
Tell me the story about how people used to believe in the Bible - Future kid to their grandparentsmortimerjames posted...
Obama is sitting on an island with a smug look
"Mission accomplished"
...he moved back to Hawaii?Does this mean we can stop giving money to countless developing nations since we are one?
DawkinsNumber4 posted... I have no right to object to a public citizen in the US exercising their right to attend a court proceeding.TomNook20 posted...
That's not a report, it's just a clickbait headline taken from a book he wrote. The articles linked have absolutely no content whatsoever.
That's the impression I'm getting.
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mortimerjames posted...
Obama is sitting on an island with a smug look
"Mission accomplished"
...he moved back to Hawaii?
did you not see him buying carribean islands a few months ago?
Tell me the story about how people used to believe in the Bible - Future kid to their grandparentsHm. I guess it makes sense. But going to have to agree with the clickbait thing. Unfortunately the wealthy being cheap-asses hits home far too often than not. Also seems like when they are doing this they are invested in something that will be a loss for them. Unfortunately the upper class in this country is incompetent as all hell.
I've been tempted to move out of the country but I'm not entirely sure where I'd want to move. Probably a more socialist centered country. And one that can properly manage it's problems.
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https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/851-dark-aetherP4wn4g3 posted...
I've been tempted to move out of the country but I'm not entirely sure where I'd want to move. Probably a more socialist centered country. And one that can properly manage it's problems.
such as?I've considered Iceland and Switzerland before. Iceland is extremely small though and bilingual. Switzerland from what I remember has some political issues, as do a few European countries, specifically with their neighbors in the middle East and in Russia. Australia has a weird government from what I remember, and they get strange laws sometimes that benefit nobody. New Zealand is nice but it's also very small and remote even in comparison to Iceland.
So I'm not entirely sure.
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https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/851-dark-aetherI'm not listening to a word of this until Fox News confirms
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cuckle doodle dooo!!!FightingGames posted...
I like how the volunteer has a choker. lol
*GASP!!!!* Liberals spewing liberal bullshit hysteria and whatever they can to try to turn people against the president cuz they're super butthurt that they lost and are in full tantrum mode?!??! *has heart attack from pure shock and surprise*
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FightingGames posted...
I like how the volunteer has a choker. lol
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