Culture | February 23, 2011 | 7 comments

Res Publica

source: http://robertruiz-respublica.blogspot.com/

remanns
he said - - -
( and I read it,.........and did NOT disagree .)


Historically, nations and people tend to be more generous and giving, no wait---make that a little less greedy and hateful---when times are good.

Results of the 2010 Census stand in stark contrast to the Elections 2010 results. All the Election 2008 hoopla has died down and apparently it’s back to the same ol’, same ol’.

This is specially true considering the past three years have not been good. Actually, my entire working life the economy has not been good.

In fact since I graduated college more than 30 years ago there have been seven---count them---seven recessions. At the same time not only have the average American’s wages not risen or at least stayed flat---wages have actually dropped about 11 percent.

Oh and by the way beginning next month, “more than 10,000 baby boomers a day will turn 65, a pattern that will continue for the next 19 years.”

More daunting still is the fact that we are told that our national debt is approaching 13 trillion dollars. Though I don’t know where that came from since throughout the “w” administration we were told our national debt was not even $1 trillion. Notwithstanding, combined these are grim, sobering facts.

“Wait”, you say, “How about the dot com era?” “What about the fact that so many Americans bought houses in the 1990’s?” “What about the fact that most Americans paid for years into company pension plans, social security?”

Well basically it’s been like a very well timed joke--- mostly on us--- the boomers.

Step back for a moment and refocus.

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http://robertruiz-respublica.blogspot.com/
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7 comments // Res Publica // Video

  • ThatCrazyLibertarian
  • remanns
    • 0
      remanns  
    • ThatCrazyLibertarian:

      I PRIMARILY like Moyers,....because he REALLY liked Joseph Campbell,......( kewl to his own self ),......but HE ( Campbell) dug ROBERT GRAVES,....who I - REALLY - dig.

      . . . .but to be fair,....I like Moyers,....mostly,......I HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES with the CHOMSKY,.....and the arguments are NOT brief. ( LIMITED,.....but complex,.....so I don't open up cans o' worms if I can help it )

    • 2 years ago
  • remanns
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      remanns  
    • ThatCrazyLibertarian:

      p.s. YOU post a CHOMSKY !!!!

      dude. I will be lost FOREVER if I start browsing ! I don't really HAVE a "fave".

      I will go find a thing ,...now ,...though,.....to compete.

      C H O M S K E Y ( First post ) BE YOURS ! Blast Us !

    • 2 years ago
  • ThatCrazyLibertarian
  • remanns
  • remanns
    • +1
      remanns  

    • just USING this,.... this IS ME -

      FUCK THE BANKS. ( thats a period,.....fuck-em)

      " The icing on the cake was that after we paid off essentially super inflated, unrealistic mortgages incurred by people new to home purchasing encouraged by a corrupt, greedy financial industry those banks turned around and foreclosed on those mortgages the tax payers had just paid. To date that is 10 million foreclosures ".

    • 2 years ago
  • remanns
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