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DontTreadOnMe

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2. We are approacjing the "Final Stage"

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 07:31 AM

Jul 2012

When all the cities declare Chapter 9, and they have to negotiate ALL the public workers pensions away... that's when the entire police force will figure out they have been protecting the wrong side. But it will be too late, their pensions will be gone.

Income disparity will increase to the point where will will see 25% of the people in the country homeless. Unemployment just went back up to 10% in NYC.

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US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960s [View all] xchrom Jul 2012 OP

I could see this coming from a mile away Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #1

We are approacjing the "Final Stage" DontTreadOnMe Jul 2012 #2

Yup. This is no accident. eShirl Jul 2012 #3

kr HiPointDem Jul 2012 #4

No surprise here, as a 'dumb' country maybe wants the billionaires to help us out! dmosh42 Jul 2012 #5

Poverty rates are getting close to the pre-GS #s. Igel Jul 2012 #6

So tighten up the government definition of "poverty". closeupready Jul 2012 #7

Mission Accomplished. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #8