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55. Good info to have - the next time one of your knuckle-dragger friends starts up with

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 12:58 PM

Dec 2014

"USA! USA! We're Number ONE!" Or that crap about "American Exceptionalism." You can answer back with "yeah, we're exceptional, alright." Number ONE in poverty. Number ONE in homelessness. And the list of "superlatives" goes on.

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The U.S. Is the Richest Country as Well as the Most Unequal: 8 Consequences of American Greed [View all] xchrom Dec 2014 OP

Our homelessness numbers are embarassing. They all are, but that comparison surprised me. RiverLover Dec 2014 #1

Makes you wonder what our military & police are defending. Hint: It ain't the general welfare. nt raouldukelives Dec 2014 #2

+1 xchrom Dec 2014 #16

Conservative economists will argue that we owe our prosperity ... dawg Dec 2014 #3

As I just said in another thread TBF Dec 2014 #4

I used to agree with you, but now I don't. dawg Dec 2014 #5

I dunno - TBF Dec 2014 #6

Great post! I've met similar people. RiverLover Dec 2014 #8

Right now, we can't get most folks to even vote. dawg Dec 2014 #9

When people feel their vote TBF Dec 2014 #32

Much more likely to fight against it? dawg Dec 2014 #36

Right here, my friend Boreal Dec 2014 #41

Going out like Rome - TBF Dec 2014 #42

don't you mean he was upper middle class before and now is driving truck? truck driving -is- a NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #29

yeah maybe upper - TBF Dec 2014 #30

because second incomes are what's happened to keep the middle class afloat more than anything. NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #33

The family member I mentioned TBF Dec 2014 #43

Blacks, gays and Mexicans are our only hope. Dumb whites are a lost cause WillTwain Dec 2014 #11

Millennials tend to be very cynical. dawg Dec 2014 #13

I have met many millenials and that is what is most important, the percentage that have fire in WillTwain Dec 2014 #17

Maybe they realize BlindTiresias Dec 2014 #21

You mean millennials like Edward Snowden? Or Aaron Swartz? starroute Dec 2014 #22

I just spent four years in college. WillTwain Dec 2014 #23

I doubt any revolution is going to be fueled TBF Dec 2014 #44

I also work with the working poor. WillTwain Dec 2014 #54

They are anti-government because TBF Dec 2014 #56

Government is definitely not doing the right things but the they are the solution. WillTwain Dec 2014 #57

I'm a bit of an anarchist so I TBF Dec 2014 #58

There is nothing else we can change but our government WillTwain Dec 2014 #59

I think that many of them are using their computers to fight - Owes and annonamous come to mind. jwirr Dec 2014 #26

That won't cut it. WillTwain Dec 2014 #28

It's a finite planet The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #45

It's not that simple. dawg Dec 2014 #46

And that isn't that simple either The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #52

We're probably going to need to stabilize our population, at least ... dawg Dec 2014 #53

That doesn't mean the 1% controls TBF Dec 2014 #48

No, it's just difficult to do that The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #49

You Think It's Bunk ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #50

I saw these charts on Hannity and Limbaugh mentioned them, too. WillTwain Dec 2014 #7

Do you have any proof of that statement? Many of us are on Food Stamps and we are not stupid. We jwirr Dec 2014 #27

I know many, many working poor on assistance that are hardcore tea baggers. WillTwain Dec 2014 #31

I have never met a teabagger who is willing to admit they are on any kind of assistance let alone jwirr Dec 2014 #35

They do not brag about it. WillTwain Dec 2014 #37

"It will take a massive new movement...." Triana Dec 2014 #10

It will start with a flicker and rage within weeks. Cannot say when but it is coming. WillTwain Dec 2014 #12

And once the police violently put it down, all the "good" people will rejoice. dawg Dec 2014 #14

Cops are waiting for the riots. WillTwain Dec 2014 #18

Cops and militias/Teabaggers are waiting. Triana Dec 2014 #20

I have heard police stations are receiving tons of gear. WillTwain Dec 2014 #24

Rinky-dink towns all over america with tanks Triana Dec 2014 #25

To be fair, Doraville isn't that rinky-dink of a town. dawg Dec 2014 #47

Two more: All progressivity in the income tax for very high incomes was eliminated under Reagan... JHB Dec 2014 #15

There is still a little progressivity in federal income tax rates, but ... dawg Dec 2014 #19

K&R.... daleanime Dec 2014 #34

K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB Dec 2014 #38

"They are all drug addicts and alcoholics" daredtowork Dec 2014 #39

Feeedom isnt free Ramses Dec 2014 #40

Greed is human nature. Turbineguy Dec 2014 #51

Good info to have - the next time one of your knuckle-dragger friends starts up with calimary Dec 2014 #55

The twin plagues of humanity are greed and hifiguy Dec 2014 #60

And The Reason For This Can Be Explained In One Picture... TrollBuster9090 Dec 2014 #61