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HughBeaumont

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13. There was a post last week on a thread that kind of hit home on this topic . . .

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 12:11 AM

Feb 2016

Because they are gradually realizing that they are not "exceptional"

We have been avidly listening to politicians tell us that we are exceptional, number one in the world. If you're not a millionaire in this country, it's only because you haven't worked hard enough, or maybe you need an advanced degree or another programming language. It's slowly dawning on the populace that they've been sold a bill of goods. They work longer hours, skip vacations, settle for fewer benefits and meager raises, get degrees and certificates, and they are standing still, or worse, going backwards.

They are slowly coming to the realization that they've been lied to.

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the rise of suicide in middle aged white America: retirement no longer bonus, but time of struggle [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 OP

There is a huge retirement crisis looming for us genXers TDale313 Feb 2016 #1

Agree we ain't seen nothing yet. Let's hope there is change by then Person 2713 Feb 2016 #3

Yep, it's going to get much more ugly. nt Lorien Feb 2016 #6

Indeed. nt emmadoggy Feb 2016 #21

Boomers need to get together and create communes where they can flamingdem Feb 2016 #2

Bring back the Depression era County Poor farms? Downwinder Feb 2016 #4

No need to farm, shared care and shared resources flamingdem Feb 2016 #10

Need to have a purpose. Downwinder Feb 2016 #12

Humans are now a resource!! atreides1 Feb 2016 #51

Communes dont provide healthcare. The guy in article was wiped put, put in debt by healthcare Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #7

I've never read anything about this practical concept, only brief mention appalachiablue Feb 2016 #8

I think it's being created informally but it would help if one could also apply flamingdem Feb 2016 #11

There are co-housing communities popping up TexasBushwhacker Feb 2016 #54

Thanks Tex flamingdem Feb 2016 #58

I agree--empty shopping malls, closed college campuses zazen Feb 2016 #66

Who says it hasn't? Fumesucker Feb 2016 #33

Socialist Commie Communes? In Montana? In Utah? In Wyoming? good luck librechik Feb 2016 #50

I imagine that would go down in flames, for one reason NickB79 Feb 2016 #59

I loved Clint in that role nt flamingdem Feb 2016 #61

My middle aged friends and I always talk of *when* we'll be forced Lorien Feb 2016 #5

Thanks for sharing the disturbing reality, for many Americans appalachiablue Feb 2016 #9

Check out this organization: http://www.vtvnetwork.org/ flamingdem Feb 2016 #14

Thanks Flamingdem! Lorien Feb 2016 #19

You're very welcome, if you remember flamingdem Feb 2016 #24

Sounds like an interesting network growing internationally. I'll keep in mind and appalachiablue Feb 2016 #43

In Los Angeles there was just an announcement that unused government flamingdem Feb 2016 #47

Notice how television dramas and comedies rarely show people Lorien Feb 2016 #20

Good point. Tv never shows a person struggling to pay the rent or keep the lights on Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #30

Great post. raccoon Feb 2016 #40

All true Lorien, I remember well the popular 'Roseanne' show. The cost appalachiablue Feb 2016 #45

Yes, my friends and I are all freelancers Lorien Feb 2016 #48

There was a post last week on a thread that kind of hit home on this topic . . . HughBeaumont Feb 2016 #13

Check this out: The Village Movement - there's one in Santa Barbara not LA flamingdem Feb 2016 #15

Montana is one of those Individualism libertarian type states JI7 Feb 2016 #16

It's the end of white hegemony mwrguy Feb 2016 #17

Probably stupid post of the year. n/t brentspeak Feb 2016 #18

You can't honestly say that EL34x4 Feb 2016 #41

Don't know that I'd put it all on that... kjones Feb 2016 #23

Big factor: Guns � Montana is #2 in the percentage of people that own guns ErikJ Feb 2016 #22

suspect suicide is a matter of options and with ready access to a gun the option is always there dembotoz Feb 2016 #44

I wonder if right-wing ideology might be a factor.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #25

I think it cuts across all political beliefs. truedelphi Feb 2016 #27

I'm also going by studdies that showed right wingers have more nightmares. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #28

There is a topic up right now about how in the world can we pay for truedelphi Feb 2016 #29

Tuition used to be free at public colleges.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #32

But I think it might be a chicken vs egg question - which came first? truedelphi Feb 2016 #63

Government commitment to education came first...... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #65

Suicides do rise during Conservative govt.s ErikJ Feb 2016 #46

I have a $500k insurance policy through work awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #26

.. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #31

When the shit kept hitting the fan again and again artislife Feb 2016 #38

Nitrogen bag whatthehey Feb 2016 #42

Facing illnesses that are only going to get worse, trying to live on $300 a month + food stamps Dragonfli Feb 2016 #34

I'm so sorry for your problems and the loss of your wife. area51 Feb 2016 #36

yes, but that happened some time ago. You must have been posting here for a long time. /nt Dragonfli Feb 2016 #37

Better say: time of dispair. snot Feb 2016 #35

Unbelievable malaise Feb 2016 #39

The despair and hopelessness are crushing people Arazi Feb 2016 #49

This age group has been raised with some unreal expectations. jwirr Feb 2016 #52

I feel for that guy in the story ... earthside Feb 2016 #53

Medical bills are a bitch. Even the famous radio artist Joe Frank is struggling to pay them Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #68

Like the stock market crash that led into the great depression Babel_17 Feb 2016 #55

This is happening here in Johnson County, Kansas... KansDem Feb 2016 #56

I'm hoping my plan holds together madville Feb 2016 #57

you are very, very lucky! shanti Feb 2016 #64

Montana isn't the only one. Here in OK Runningdawg Feb 2016 #60

This is such an important story flamingdem Feb 2016 #62

Add age-ism to their problems. Floridanow Feb 2016 #67