Forum Post: So, the middle class is being destroyed?
Posted 11 years ago on April 8, 2013, 8:52 a.m. EST by eviltrillionaire
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Let's see now.
The Bernankster/Obamanator print $85 Billion PER MONTH out of thin air. How much is that?
Well, divide $85 Billion by 320 Million (population of the U.S.) and you quickly find it's about $265 PER MONTH for every person in the U.S. being printed out of thin air.
Wonder why the stock market is flying high? Look where that money is sloshing into.
Don't think that's going to have consequences like a currency crisis or economic crash, a loaf of bread costing $50, or every person losing their life savings and property?
Yes, Virginia, the middle class is being destroyed.
Guess by who? Now don't let the music stop, Big O.
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I agree ! Colorful language included.
TRUTH
Plain & Simple.
TRUTH
Hey idiot, the sequester was Obama's idea. Now STFU and stop whining about it.
hahahahaha .... u r so fucked up ....
Shuten zee the fook up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WTkn3bY6qmQ
how far did u listen to that ? ..... enforcement mechanism ... dumb ass ... and you think the sequester was for anything else ? ..... and in anyway is effecting the middle classes demise ? ...... lack of operating capital is destroying the middle class ....
I repeat ..... hahahahaha .... u r so fucked up ....
Hey idiot, the sequester was Obama's idea. Now STFU and stop whining about it.
no whining in my posts ... only laughter ...
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LOL - I thought the smell was from a toxic dump - who knew it would be et's?
What is the nature of all Politicians?
1) They are Actors & Illusionists.
2) If their mouth is moving - they are Lying
3) They minimize all words A) to avoid protests from Interest Groups B) to avoid their Opponent from taking advantage C) They control info to keep all common people dumb and dumber
4) There is no Sides or Parties to consider if you look at the Effects, the Actions that cause effects and look at the money spending. (Notice both the Dems & GOP benefited from the Spending across all federal budgets lines from 2001 -2013?)
5) You have to look at the Actions of Congress not the words (They control the Budget)
6) You have to look at the Actions of President Obama not his words
7) You can't consider Campaign Promises, You can't consider words after elections, ... you can only look at actions.
8) Washington helps Big Corporations and works against small businesses and against common people (I.E. War, Bank Deregulation, Disempowering the FTC, Campaign Finance Reform opened up millions to politicians, TBTF is bigger than ever, TBTF has Waivers of Prosecution, Austerity is bad for the Middle Class - but we are getting Austerity, The affordable Health Care Act is putting more money into corporate hands, Congress voted on all this stuff Bipartisan support if there was no vote... there sure is little protesting)
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Recent Controversy
Tax Dodging
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Ad boycott against Air America Radio
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Lobbying
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Selected board members:[16]
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Hey - guess what?
I am having a package delivered by the USPS in three days - basic post charge 9.95 - huh funny - last time I had a package delivered it was UPS express in three days - only cost ten dollars more.
Funny - Hey?
That is funny, in a rob you blind kind of way.
Heh Heh - yeah yeah I know - laffin so hard my eyes are tearing-up. Well I think it is the laffin.
Well, is it that insane laugh? The one where you have to laugh because FedEx is overpriced, provides shitty service, and treats their employees like crap?
OHhhhh Snap - hysterical laffin - could be - could be - such a lovely and healthy world - who wouldn't be laffin - hysterically?
Its still the bankers and wall street in the background leading the charge. They create nothing new but insist on huge interest rate taxation on existing debts that cause debtors to never get out of debt.
This in turn leads to accelerated use of the world's resources, which in turn leads to easily made up wars based on raw resource needs.
"Huge interest rate taxation"?
Wha? Interest rates are right around ZERO right now and have been ever since the fed's ZIRP policy. If you're in treasuries, you ain't making money on interest.
Your post isn't even making sense.
I'll quote myself..."They (bankers and wall street" create nothing new but insist on huge interest rate taxation on existing debts that cause debtors to never get out of debt.
What could I possibly be talking about? Homes and property are not the type of debt I am talking about because they are collateralized.
He won't and he can't. The bonds are like pushing the ocean of debt farther out with strong winds while adding even more seawater. Eventually that debt will come due and come crashing back to shore like a tsunami.
Rates cant stay at zero forever, and when "they" lose control over their LIBOR wet dream, its going to make a much bigger mess than we had in 08.
How will Libor cause that?
Once Bush Sr and his professional actor came into power, its been a nonstop sale on the money.
People dont have a choice but to invest in teh stock market with bond returns this pathetic. And the stock market is completely dependent on bailouts and stimulus and qe.
Im not a financial guy at all, but I did notice when I started paying attention to political stuff in teh early 2000's that everytime there was a new plan by the politicians it was accompanied by a rate decrease.
Thats why Obama is fucked. He cant go any lower. Some suggested that negative rates may be next, and that seems damn insane.
http://0.tqn.com/d/bonds/1/0/8/-/-/-/10-Year.jpg
LIBOR proved that the entire rate situation is a scam, to those who didnt know it already. Global rates all at zero is a totally unnatural and manipulated situation.
IMO they cannot centrally plan the financial markets forever, although Im starting to question that. And when logic and common sense come back into play, we are in for a real treat.
Anything ever come out of the LIBOR scandal? Arrests or whatnot?
Just fines. The wealthy are too big too jail!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/us-rbs-libor-idUSBRE91500B20130206
I think decided to focus on a few low level hedge fund guys out of Atlanta instead :)
well, that solves that then. another Obama triumph. next!
Not only is the middle class disappearing, there’s probably nothing we can do about it. It’s wishful thinking to believe OWS or anyone else will be able to wake up the masses. We will not be able to make the masses understand the problems. Just wishful thinking.
People will not become involved until conditions and circumstances force them to become involved. The truth is in spite of all our problems the general population live comfortable and secure lives. They continue to buy big screen TV’s, $25K cars, iPhones and watch Dancing-with-the-stars. Beyond the voting booth few people are care about social or political change.
I’ve believe only when the system collapses to the point where people are forced out of their comfortable lives will they become active in change. Some people call such an event a depression, others SHTF; but whatever you call it, it’s the only way things will change.
Pretty sure it is the Big C. CANCER (?) why yes and no. By CorpoRATions ( the cause/bringers of so much cancer ).
Bzzzzzzzzzzt. Corporations aren't printing up $85 Billion out of thin air every month. That would be the govvy, Ben Bernanke.
still listening to fox no news ... huh?
Bzzzzzzzzzzt - prompted by the CorpoRATion lackeys. So still the Big C
Bzzzzzzzzzzt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Board_of_Governors