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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Sat May 26, 2012, 09:09 AM May 2012

Anyone Can See that America is Shutting Down [View all]

See >>> http://economyincrisis.org/content/america-shutting-down

America is shutting down. Our political system is flawed and no longer benefits Americans. Our priorities have been completely displaced.

How could we be so careless as to let the the U.S. descend in so short a time from being a wealthy and productive nation to one controlled by lobbyists, living on imports, selling our companies to our foreign competitors and living on ever increasing debt.

Our decline has been the result of decades of failed policies that are still running rampant:

See >>> http://economyincrisis.org/content/america-shutting-down

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Anyone Can See that America is Shutting Down [View all] RKP5637 May 2012 OP

It isn't over until "WE" say it's over! IADEMO2004 May 2012 #1

Yep!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #2

We'll find out what it is WE'll say in November. Just let me remind you that about Cal33 May 2012 #10

I remember my husband talking when Bush gave us a tax cut and we got back about $600.00. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #3

Yep! Exactly what happened. n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #4

I remember him saying to me these people think $600 is a big f**king deal. Then southernyankeebelle May 2012 #8

And the sad part of it, is millions of Americans apparently want to go down that RKP5637 May 2012 #11

I was feeling like that yesterday. I blame the dems because they don't fight for us southernyankeebelle May 2012 #18

Yep, they can't stand having a black man in the WH. I do think that's RKP5637 May 2012 #23

You got that right. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #24

We're eating crow about how nothing like that could happen here lunatica May 2012 #5

The really troubling point I always notice is so many Americans appear RKP5637 May 2012 #6

I don't think so, at least not in so much as the article implies that these policies Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #7

The same was said in the 1930's and we came back to become the "wealthy and productive nation" pampango May 2012 #9

America will never decline, we are just like Rome! DontTreadOnMe May 2012 #12

Yep, that sums it up well! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #19

Only if we bring our capitalism into balance... cilla4progress May 2012 #13

PS cilla4progress May 2012 #14

Good observations ... I can't recall where I read it or heard it, they, whomever, RKP5637 May 2012 #20

Hate to be so apocalyptic, but - cilla4progress May 2012 #21

It bothers me a lot, my daily mood, even waking at night thinking about it ... I'm not RKP5637 May 2012 #22

I really hate clicking yes. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #15

Failed policies of richie rich. lonestarnot May 2012 #16

the grover norquists must be nuetered, or we will be spain circa 1600. pansypoo53219 May 2012 #17