5 Facts That Show Half of America Is Seriously Struggling

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23. Look at any strip mall in your area

Defunct stores are like gap toothed smiles in them as stores that used to sell better quality than Wal Mart have gone out of business because people don't have the money to shop there any more.

Look at the restaurants that have closed. We'll soon be down to fast food joints and a few cheap ethnic places. Chains that catered to the middle class are starting to close franchises that just can't seem to make decent money any more.

It's not because people are shopping online, either. Online sales were a lot weaker than expected this year, although the news was buried.

Face it, we are being bled dry. The slightest bit of pressure on the food supply will likely bring revolution.