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bvar22

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58. Well, continue to bury your head in the sand,

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 08:46 PM

Sep 2013

as long a YOUR reality is GOOD!

Older Workers:.Set Back by Recession, and Shut Out of Rebound
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/booming/for-laid-off-older-workers-age-bias-is-pervasive.html?smid=tw-share&_r=3&

40% Of Americans Now Make Less Than 1968 Minimum Wage
http://seeingtheforest.com/40-of-americans-now-make-less-than-1968-minimum-wage/

50% of Working Americans NOW make less than $27,000/Yr.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023308914

Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary –
http://thecontributor.com/daily-ceo-pay-now-exceeds-us-workers-annual-salary

76% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck
http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/24/pf/emergency-savings/index.html

New Rule (Passed by Congress and signed by President Obama) signals Kiss of Death for Pensions
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100694955

Corporate Profits Have Grown By 171 Percent Under Obama -- Highest Rate Since 1900
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/corporate-profits-have-grown-171-percent-under-obama-highest-rate-1900

Wealthy win lion's share of major tax breaks
http://www.boston.com/business/news/2013/05/29/wealthy-win-lion-share-major-tax-breaks/Ua0UyYle21EUXub7g1suCI/story.html

Half of America is in poverty, and its creeping toward 75%
http://www.alternet.org/economy/real-numbers-half-america-poverty-and-its-creeping-toward-75-0

Wealth gap widens as labor's share of income falls
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/wealth-gap-widens-labors-share-income-falls-1B6097385

As the Economy Recovers, the Wealth Gap Widens
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/rick-newman/2013/03/11/as-the-economy-recovers-the-wealth-gap-widens

Top One Percent Captured 121 Percent Of All Income Gains
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/top-one-percent-income-gains_n_2670455.html

Corporate Profits Hit Record High While Worker Wages Hit Record Low
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/12/03/1270541/corporate-profits-wages-record/?mobile=nc

These things ^ do NOT happen by accident.
You could be NEXT!

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So the Sequester is just another SCAM too? [View all] bvar22 Sep 2013 OP

K&R forestpath Sep 2013 #1

They all have blood on their hands on this one. n/t dgibby Sep 2013 #2

DURec leftstreet Sep 2013 #3

Of course it is tkmorris Sep 2013 #4

Can't cut defense, ya know. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #6

The Kabuki continues Hydra Sep 2013 #5

everybody hates congress, but 96% of incumbents get reelected phantom power Sep 2013 #7

Everybody hates congress but everybody loves their congressmen. As long as they're bringing home Ed Suspicious Sep 2013 #41

No wonder I take blood pressure meds. Brigid Sep 2013 #8

I have been saying this for awhile, Republican & Democratic politicians are like the Dustlawyer Sep 2013 #9

all the hoopla about Syria Iliyah Sep 2013 #10

The Economic REALITY of Life for the Working Class in the New American Century... bvar22 Sep 2013 #11

Not in my reality Iliyah Sep 2013 #14

Well, continue to bury your head in the sand, bvar22 Sep 2013 #58

Bravo! Stinky The Clown Sep 2013 #12

I felt like I was seeing a similar con during the single payer health care debate. GoneFishin Sep 2013 #13

You do realize that single payer can be a reality? Iliyah Sep 2013 #16

I think many of the features of ACA are fantastic. GoneFishin Sep 2013 #21

Pres O wanted ACA to pass Iliyah Sep 2013 #27

The Public Option wasn't possible when the ACA was being debated. The ACA will erode bluestate10 Sep 2013 #29

I hope you are right. One thing is for sure, the republicans all have loads in their pants GoneFishin Sep 2013 #87

There was a lot of Kabuki Theater around killling the Public Option. bvar22 Sep 2013 #17

+1000. Nice Salon excerpt. nt GoneFishin Sep 2013 #22

I guess you thought it was a cake walk for ACA. Iliyah Sep 2013 #23

Don't you wish the President & Party Leadership had fought as hard for a Public Option... bvar22 Sep 2013 #63

Majorities in BOTH Houses plus a MANDATE, to boot. Octafish Sep 2013 #82

Actually, there's no money for hundreds or thousands of cruise missiles. We'll have to Flatulo Sep 2013 #15

This really is conspiracy theory nonsense. tritsofme Sep 2013 #18

Thank you! Iliyah Sep 2013 #20

Nonsense. If he had called their bluff they would have been the bad guys GoneFishin Sep 2013 #24

You are right he is not stupid. He knew the benefit tritsofme Sep 2013 #25

Actually I think he has the responsibility to not make things worse...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #37

Sequester is bad, but default is far worse, by many orders of maginitude. tritsofme Sep 2013 #39

I said at the time, let the default happen and see how long......... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #40

A sovereign default by the US would have caused a new financial crisis. tritsofme Sep 2013 #44

Bullshit. The consequences would NOT have been "...immediate and permanent."......... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #46

Well now you are left making the Republican argument from 2011, I'll leave you to it. tritsofme Sep 2013 #52

Even a blind pig will find an acorn at times..... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #56

The far Left has it's theories. Let them wonder in dream land. nt bluestate10 Sep 2013 #30

Funny how the "far Left" is always proven correct in their theories...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #32

everything from the right appears far left fascisthunter Sep 2013 #34

ha! excellent! neverforget Sep 2013 #57

If you arent the left, who are you? And plez share your theories. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #77

Call it a conspiracy or call it the system, but......... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #31

This goes all the way back to Reaganomics deutsey Sep 2013 #69

Yep. As a lot of us have noted, and not just the Classic Reds, but........ socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #74

Yes...they tried to stage a coup in the '30s with Smedley Butler as their figurehead deutsey Sep 2013 #75

When the deck is stacked against you, it is foolish not to suspect a conspiracy. AdHocSolver Sep 2013 #33

It really wasn't that complicated. The only players were the Republicans who took over the House tritsofme Sep 2013 #42

A default would NOT have happened overnight...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #43

SS checks had to be cut barely a week after the BCA passed. tritsofme Sep 2013 #45

Social Security was not and never was a part of the budget.......... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #48

If Treasury did not have the cash to make the payments tritsofme Sep 2013 #50

Cash flow would not be a problem for the US government.... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #54

Revenue would only cover about 60% of expenses. tritsofme Sep 2013 #59

If that's the case then why is so much of the SS Trust Fund ....... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #60

You are totally ignoring the influence of the one percent. AdHocSolver Sep 2013 #53

I think we are overusing the CT card. I dont think the OP means there is a "master plan" rhett o rick Sep 2013 #76

of course it happened under a DEMOCRATIC President!!!! spanone Sep 2013 #19

Funny how that works, huh? MotherPetrie Sep 2013 #26

K&R - Good post! nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #28

Yes. K&R Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #35

DING DING DING!! 2naSalit Sep 2013 #36

Sure it was a scam. The capitalists wanted austerity and they got it..... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #38

When was it not? quakerboy Sep 2013 #47

The Sequester is not really that simple. bvar22 Sep 2013 #62

//\\ G_j Oct 2013 #88

It is affecting the poor but we don't talk about that poor underpants Sep 2013 #49

There is always money for war liberal N proud Sep 2013 #51

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #55

It isn't just about voting mick063 Sep 2013 #61

Not going to happen unless Big Media is completely realigned Doctor_J Sep 2013 #64

Media will pursue market. mick063 Sep 2013 #66

No kidding the problem is that gopiscrap Sep 2013 #65

Of course its a scam workinclasszero Sep 2013 #67

Secretary Kerry claims our partners in the Middle East will pay the cost ymetca Sep 2013 #79

I find it incredible that just a few months ago fujiyama Sep 2013 #68

there were LOTS of us who knew that money would be found for the mic Doctor_J Sep 2013 #70

It really sucks when a nation of citizens woo me with science Sep 2013 #71

It sucks worse when a nation doesnt wake up at all. Look at some of rhett o rick Sep 2013 #78

Yes, it does... woo me with science Sep 2013 #81

Yes I agree with the critical mass comment. And I dont think it can end good. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #83

I guess critical mass can be used in a lot of ways. woo me with science Sep 2013 #85

There is no political system in the world, ... CRH Sep 2013 #72

The Feds wouldn't LIE to us, blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #73

You are correct. They have gotten better at it, they pay Think Tanks enough money to perfect the sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #80

Its all a SHAM iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #84

You get a rec for this n/t Not Sure Sep 2013 #86

Not unlike the bailout that occurred right at the 2008 changing of the guard. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #89