It started in the Rust Belt and buy-out frauds of American self- sufficiency and non-entanglements in foreign treachery. The American Dream is a nightmare!
On Oct 17, 2:05 am, "\"Lone Wolf\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You really are a blind jerk. You have spammed us with this utter > rubbish three times now Gaar. What inane, philistine drivel it is, > written by ignorant Neanderthals. > > What about the Wall St Bankers that refused to cooperate with the > Treasury if their obscene pay checks were to be limited? They couldn't > give a damn about the US and its people; they just care about their > own pockets. > > Kiss my arse Gaar, the corporate crooks and the grotesque filthy swine > in the form of the Dems and the GOP are going down as fast as the > economy, and when the shit hits the fan there will be nowhere these > animals can hide....Nowhere! > > And you can count on it Gaar. Everything I have learnt is coming to > pass precisely as expected and there ain't a damn thing you can do > about it. > > The American dream, when the US with 6% of the world's population > consumed 50% of the world's commodities is over. The foundations on > which the dream was built-- the power of US industry and its banks are > no more. The US is a tattered impoverished caricature of its former > self, as the institutions that have stood for decades collapse one > after the other. > > PS Holly, must you insist on flogging a dead horse > On Oct 17, 8:18 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/bg1713.cfm > > > For most Americans, the word "poverty" suggests destitution: an > > inability to provide a family with nutritious food, clothing, and > > reasonable shelter. But only a small number of the 35 million persons > > classified as "poor" by the Census Bureau fit that description. While > > real material hardship certainly does occur, it is limited in scope > > and severity. Most of America's "poor" live in material conditions > > that would be judged as comfortable or well-off just a few generations > > ago. Today, the expenditures per person of the lowest-income one-fifth > > (or quintile) of households equal those of the median American > > household in the early 1970s, after adjusting for inflation.1 > > > The following are facts about persons defined as "poor" by the Census > > Bureau, taken from various government reports: > > > Forty-six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes. > > The average home owned by persons classified as poor by the Census > > Bureau is a three-bedroom house with one-and-a-half baths, a garage, > > and a porch or patio. > > Seventy-six percent of poor households have air conditioning. By > > contrast, 30 years ago, only 36 percent of the entire U.S. population > > enjoyed air conditioning. > > Only 6 percent of poor households are overcrowded. More than two- > > thirds have more than two rooms per person. > > The average poor American has more living space than the average > > individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities > > throughout Europe. (These comparisons are to the average citizens in > > foreign countries, not to those classified as poor.) > > Nearly three-quarters of poor households own a car; 30 percent own two > > or more cars. > > Ninety-seven percent of poor households have a color television; over > > half own two or more color televisions. > > Seventy-eight percent have a VCR or DVD player; 62 percent have cable > > or satellite TV reception. > > Seventy-three percent own microwave ovens, more than half have a > > stereo, and a third have an automatic dishwasher. > > As a group, America's poor are far from being chronically > > undernourished. The average consumption of protein, vitamins, and > > minerals is virtually the same for poor and middle-class children and, > > in most cases, is well above recommended norms. Poor children actually > > consume more meat than do higher-income children and have average > > protein intakes 100 percent above recommended levels. Most poor > > children today are, in fact, supernourished and grow up to be, on > > average, one inch taller and 10 pounds heavier that the GIs who > > stormed the beaches of Normandy in World War II... > > > ...Overall, the typical American defined as poor by the government has > > a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and > > dryer, and a microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or > > satellite TV reception, a VCR or DVD player, and a stereo. He is able > > to obtain medical care. His home is in good repair and is not > > overcrowded. By his own report, his family is not hungry and he had > > sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family's essential > > needs. While this individual's life is not opulent, it is equally far > > from the popular images of dire poverty conveyed by the press, liberal > > activists, and politicians... > > > On Oct 16, 2:15 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Oct 16, 7:05 am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Many times that is true, but it's also true that many of those 'woking > > > > poor" can no longer afford the electrical power to make those shiny > > > > toys operate. Rather funny, isn't it? > > > > Link please... > > > > This is just holly making shit up again, I am sure. > > > > He will not be able to provide ANY empirical evidence for such a > > > statement...- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
