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Originally posted by keldas
For many the American deal appears to be dead it has been bundled up and shipped overseas.
Originally posted by Socrato
reply to post by pshea38
Oh I see. Is this related to the whole big David Wilcock and Bejamin Fulford thing and the bankers running scared and the arrests that are supposed to be coming soon?
I really hope things will change soon. I feel like the whole world is right on the edge of a cliff and people are starting to lose it. It feels like something really monumental needs to happen soon so we can focus our energy and regain some sanity.
SHTF 1/3 Americans QUIT Work! Angry ends near dont hav anything to live 4 just want Benefits not Job
1- This year’s Index of Dependence on Government presented startling findings about the sharp increase of Americans who rely on the federal government for housing, food, income, student aid or other assistance: approx 25% Americans today receive some level of assistance from the federal government
2- Percentage of Americans who don’t pay income taxes, now accounts for nearly half of the U.S. population. Meanwhile, most of that population receives generous federal benefits.
Originally posted by Mr_skepticc
Hired 4 guys to do some work on my ranch. It wasn't hard work, just some planting shrubs, and some painting. In 3 days I had no help! 2 quit, 1 his girlfriend was sick, and the other said it was worth more than 9 bucks an hour to paint a fence in 70 degrees, spring time. There you go. So I hired 2 Mexican fellows, they got the job done in 2 days, and only cost me 60 bucks for the 2 days of work they did.edit on 9-4-2012 by Mr_skepticc because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by dawnstar
reply to post by BiggerPicture
or.....
more and more income is being covered by the multitude of tax deductions, tax credits??
“The percentage of people who do not pay federal income taxes, and who are not claimed as dependents by someone who does pay them, jumped from 14.8 percent in 1984 to 49.5 percent in 2009.” That means 151.7 million Americans paid nothing in 2009.
Originally posted by Plotus
Fiction, pure fiction or a small regional survey. I say 'survey' cautiously too.
The OP is of the doom and gloom subscriber type obviously, and your story bolstered with inaccurate information. I
Deny Ignorance, open sources of information, read, search, or jump on the samo-samo weekly world is ending- everything's horrble, the world is ending rant.
Originally posted by Rockpuck
I'm sure some people might be feeling "racial tension" or whatever, but imo it's very very few. 1/3 of the country has, according to the government, "chosen not to work" ...