50 Facts About The U.S. Economy That Will Shock You
- Posted on December 18, 2011 at 3:55pm by
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“Even though most Americans have become very frustrated with this economy, the reality is that the vast majority of them still have no idea just how bad our economic decline has been or how much trouble we are going to be in if we don’t make dramatic changes immediately,” writes The Economic Collapse (TEC).
For those unfamiliar with this site, TEC is an economic blog that regularly compiles a comprehensive list of the most startling and unsettling facts about the U.S. economy.
Why? Because Americans need to understand that U.S. economy is precariously balanced on the edge of full-blown collapse.
“If we do not educate the American people about how deathly ill the U.S. economy has become, then they will just keep falling for the same old lies that our politicians keep telling them. Just ‘tweaking’ things here and there is not going to fix this economy,” the site explains.
Indeed, America’s economic situation has become increasingly unstable. However, what’s arguably more disconcerting than the state of the U.S. economy is the fact many Americans are largely–if not completely–unaware of just how serious things have become.
“America is consuming far more wealth than it is producing and our debt is absolutely exploding,” TEC explains. “If we stay on this current path, an economic collapse is inevitable. Hopefully the crazy economic numbers from 2011 that I have included in this article will be shocking enough to wake some people up.”
It might behoove Blaze readers to share the facts listed below with family and friends.
“If we all work together, hopefully we can get millions of people to wake up and realize that ‘business as usual’ will result in a national economic apocalypse,” writes TEC.
Here are the 50 economic numbers from 2011 that will shock you (via The Economic Collapse):
1. A staggering 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be “low income” or are living in poverty.
2. Approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be “low income” or impoverished.
3. If the number of Americans that “wanted jobs” was the same today as it was back in 2007, the “official” unemployment rate put out by the U.S. government would be up to 11 percent.
4. The average amount of time that a worker stays unemployed in the United States is now over 40 weeks.
5. One recent survey found that 77 percent of all U.S. small businesses do not plan to hire any more workers.
6. There are fewer payroll jobs in the United States today than there were back in 2000 even though we have added 30 million extra people to the population since then.
7. Since December 2007, median household income in the United States has declined by a total of 6.8 percent once you account for inflation.
8. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 16.6 million Americans were self-employed back in December 2006. Today, that number has shrunk to 14.5 million.
9. A Gallup poll from earlier this year found that approximately one out of every five Americans that do have a job consider themselves to be underemployed.
10. According to author Paul Osterman, about 20 percent of all U.S. adults are currently working jobs that pay poverty-level wages.
11. Back in 1980, less than 30 percent of all jobs in the United States were low income jobs. Today, more than 40 percent of all jobs in the United States are low income jobs.
12. Back in 1969, 95 percent of all men between the ages of 25 and 54 had a job. In July, only 81.2 percent of men in that age group had a job.
13. One recent survey found that one out of every three Americans would not be able to make a mortgage or rent payment next month if they suddenly lost their current job.
14. The Federal Reserve recently announced that the total net worth of U.S. households declined by 4.1 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2011 alone.
15. According to a recent study conducted by the BlackRock Investment Institute, the ratio of household debt to personal income in the United States is now 154 percent.
16. As the economy has slowed down, so has the number of marriages. According to a Pew Research Center analysis, only 51 percent of all Americans that are at least 18 years old are currently married. Back in 1960, 72 percent of all U.S. adults were married.
17. The U.S. Postal Service has lost more than 5 billion dollars over the past year.
18. In Stockton, California home prices have declined 64 percent from where they were at when the housing market peaked.
19. Nevada has had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation for 59 months in a row.
20. If you can believe it, the median price of a home in Detroit is now just $6000.
21. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 18 percent of all homes in the state of Florida are sitting vacant. That figure is 63 percent larger than it was just ten years ago.
22. New home construction in the United States is on pace to set a brand new all-time record low in 2011.
23. 19 percent of all American men between the ages of 25 and 34 are now living with their parents.
24. Electricity bills in the United States have risen faster than the overall rate of inflation for five years in a row.
25. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, health care costs accounted for just 9.5 percent of all personal consumption back in 1980. Today they account for approximately 16.3 percent.
26. One study found that approximately 41 percent of all working age Americans either have medical bill problems or are currently paying off medical debt.
27. If you can believe it, one out of every seven Americans has at least 10 credit cards.
28. The United States spends about 4 dollars on goods and services from China for every one dollar that China spends on goods and services from the United States.
29. It is being projected that the U.S. trade deficit for 2011 will be 558.2 billion dollars.
30. The retirement crisis in the United States just continues to get worse. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 46 percent of all American workers have less than $10,000 saved for retirement, and 29 percent of all American workers have less than $1,000 saved for retirement.
31. Today, one out of every six elderly Americans lives below the federal poverty line.
32. According to a study that was just released, CEO pay at America’s biggest companies rose by 36.5 percent in just one recent 12 month period.
33. Today, the “too big to fail” banks are larger than ever. The total assets of the six largest U.S. banks increased by 39 percent between September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2011.
34. The six heirs of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton have a net worth that is roughly equal to the bottom 30 percent of all Americans combined.
35. According to an analysis of Census Bureau data done by the Pew Research Center, the median net worth for households led by someone 65 years of age or older is 47 times greater than the median net worth for households led by someone under the age of 35.
36. If you can believe it, 37 percent of all U.S. households that are led by someone under the age of 35 have a net worth of zero or less than zero.
37. A higher percentage of Americans is living in extreme poverty (6.7 percent) than has ever been measured before.
38. Child homelessness in the United States is now 33 percent higher than it was back in 2007.
39. Since 2007, the number of children living in poverty in the state of California has increased by 30 percent.
40. Sadly, child poverty is absolutely exploding all over America. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 36.4 percent of all children that live in Philadelphia are living in poverty, 40.1 percent of all children that live in Atlanta are living in poverty, 52.6 percent of all children that live in Cleveland are living in poverty and 53.6 percent of all children that live in Detroit are living in poverty.
41. Today, one out of every seven Americans is on food stamps and one out of every four American children is on food stamps.
42. In 1980, government transfer payments accounted for just 11.7 percent of all income. Today, government transfer payments account for more than 18 percent of all income.
43. A staggering 48.5 percent of all Americans live in a household that receives some form of government benefits. Back in 1983, that number was below 30 percent.
44. Right now, spending by the federal government accounts for about 24 percent of GDP. Back in 2001, it accounted for just 18 percent.
45. For fiscal year 2011, the U.S. federal government had a budget deficit of nearly 1.3 trillion dollars. That was the third year in a row that our budget deficit has topped one trillion dollars.
46. If Bill Gates gave every single penny of his fortune to the U.S. government, it would only cover the U.S. budget deficit for about 15 days.
47. Amazingly, the U.S. government has now accumulated a total debt of 15 trillion dollars. When Barack Obama first took office the national debt was just 10.6 trillion dollars.
48. If the federal government began right at this moment to repay the U.S. national debt at a rate of one dollar per second, it would take over 440,000 years to pay off the national debt.
49. The U.S. national debt has been increasing by an average of more than 4 billion dollars per day since the beginning of the Obama administration.
50. During the Obama administration, the U.S. government has accumulated more debt than it did from the time that George Washington took office to the time that Bill Clinton took office.
Of course, after going through all these numbers, the obvious question is, “how has it come to this?” The Economic Collapse has a simple answer:
. . . the heart of our economic problems is the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is a perpetual debt machine, it has almost completely destroyed the value of the U.S. dollar and it has an absolutely nightmarish track record of incompetence. If the Federal Reserve system had never been created, the U.S. economy would be in far better shape. The federal government needs to shut down the Federal Reserve and start issuing currency that is not debt-based.
But who among America’s leaders has the will and determination to do this? Judging by how the Obama administration has conducted itself thus far, it probably won’t consider (let alone implement) any of the suggestions mentioned in the above. Therefore, that leaves only the GOP candidates.
Who among them has the best chance to restore economic stability? Who is the most likely to return the U.S. to prosperity?
“Hopefully next year more Americans than ever will wake up, because 2012 is going to represent a huge turning point for this country,” TEC writes.
Indeed, 2012 may be one of the biggest turning points this country has ever seen.
(h/t Zero Hedge)
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Comments (406)
TeaBill
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:35pmRead up on Ron Paul.
One of his books, “The Revolution” will let you in on the scam that is our current governmental system.
Bring individual liberty and the true free market system back into the light of the United States of America. Elect Ron Paul for President of the United States.
Otherwise, strap in and get ready for a quite wild ride.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:49pmHe should know about the scam, he’s been in on it as long as anybody.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:10pmScuba
Either explain how he has been “in on it” or please shut up. We’re tired of hearing your baseless accusations against Dr. Paul. None of those stupid assertions regurgitated by you zombies can stand even superficial inquiry and are never proven true. Just like Dr. Paul had to school “Martial Bachmann” on the IAEA report, with her crazy eyes and vote for the Patriot Act Extension.
From my research, Dr. Paul has been spearheading the fight against the destruction of the economy by targetting the Federal Reserve.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:14pmScuba. You do NOT know what you are talking about. You just have not listened to Dr. Paul. If you would take the time to read and study like I did, you will come to the conclusion that he is the ONLY one who can lead us back to the Constitution before its too late.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:19pmIt’s simple we end the fed as Rep.Paul suggests or the fed will end our republic,look at Paul‘s voting record he’s for small government and an end to perpetual war.The RINOS that are currently running will get us to a depression a little slower than the Marxist bastard in office now,but we’ll get there.
Report Post »EddardStark
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:59pmI would like to know how much gold Ron Paul has. How much of his personal wealth is tied up in precious metal? I would bet it is a fantastic amount. Even if elected he would never actually end the Federal Reserve because he is smart enough to understand what that would do to our economy. He is also smart enough to hold the right assets when he goes about campaigning against the central bank.
Report Post »pmjr-jones
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:19pmall subsidising was caused by reaga n one big coperation
Report Post »spankadonkey
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:25pmV-MACE: I am afraid you are the troll (aka Paulbutz) probably living in your parent’s basement. Paul is definitely part of the problem because he has not been part of the solution. He cries and complains and has for years but what has he done to solve the problems – complaining won’t do it. I defy you to point to any significant accomplishment that Paul has in his political career – other than getting a bunch of fools like you to drink his impotent cool-aid. So put up or shut up. I have yet to see any of you Paulbutz answer the challenge to list any significant accomplishments for your boy, Ronnie the squeaker.
Report Post »Scottsman
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 11:15pmLooks like the Romneybots and Newt-bandwagon hoppers like spankadonkey are out in force tonight calling people trolls.
Report Post »Scottsman
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 11:19pmspankadonkey aka spankdamonkey out tr0ll!ng again.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:25amEDD and SPANK, Tsk,Tsk that you two just do not get it. I would imagine that Paul is not stupid and does have gold reserves, just as I, because he worked hard when he was young to become a doctor. Are you aware that doctors make pretty good money? If he did not have gold, it would mean he was stupid. Paul predicted the attack by terrosists on U.S. soil, nobody listened. Paul predicted the housing bubble, nobody listened. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. One of Paul‘s bills he put up was to restore the second amendment to it’s original intent, but he was fought on it. He does everything according to the Constitution, but is ignored. He is only one man, but he is a loyal man to the Constitution, which is a lot more than I can say about others in Washington or running for POTUS. Ron Paul (The only true Tea) 2012.
Report Post »EddardStark
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 5:39am“Restore the second amendment to its original intent.“ And just what ”intent” would that be? Did Ron Paul travel back in time and ask James Madison?
Also, what does working hard have to do with owning gold? What would you call a congressman who made numerous speeches and based a presidential campaign on the economic principle that a certain commodity that he owned large amounts of should be more valuable? I’d call them the same as every other congressman.
Report Post »motocrossed
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 7:36amI must admitt Ron paul is looking better to a lot of us .I would be interested in any video telling us what his reaction will be after I’m a nut job nukes Israel and or the U.S. Sure Israel may take care of the nuke threat for us. But mabey I’m a nutjob will take out big satan first then he can deal with little satan.
Report Post »I believe were on our own people , good intentions or not our leaders seem powerless to stop whats coming stop playing the blame game and prepare the best you can!
V-MAN MACE
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 8:23amspankadonkey
What provoked your ad hominem personal attack? You do realize that your comment is recognized by everyone as trolling…don’t you? You do realize that the “living in mom’s basement” attack is unoriginal and old… don’t you? Its played out like rockers wearing spandex. I hope you realize that attacking and slandering me is a fruitless endeavor… it doesn’t effect Ron Paul or his campaign whatsoever…
Paul is the only one to put forth a bill to audit the Fed every session, to be stonewalled by NEOCONS and LIBERALS because neocons and liberals are one and the same. They’re both warmongers who support social programs (which means wasting my money).
So to say that he hasn‘t accomplished anything is a joke considering that we wouldn’t even be talking about these issues (like the FED) if he hadn’t interjected real issues, we would be talking about who cheated on their wife, why Michelle Bachmann acts like a Tea Party member but supports the Liberty-trampling Patriot Act, why John Huntsman was in the middle of a Jasmine Revolution in China, why Romneycare is a failure and a template for Obamacare, etc. Fact of the matter is that it isn’t my JOB to inform you of what Ron Paul has done. That’s YOUR problem, not mine.
So…troll away! I hope you come up with some more witty personal attacks, however. The mom’s basement thing is just OLD!!! At least TRY…
Report Post »grannygrottbags
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 10:27amI watched this video and, it brought me to tears. And im from UK!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NhRPo0WAo&feature=player_embedded
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 10:40amThanks UK person. It amazes me how many countries are represented in the Ron Paul forums. I’ve seen Sweden, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, …..BUNCH of countries represented. They know that the US SHOULD STAND for the greatest example of LIBERTY and PROSPERITY in the world, and are supporting Ron Paul.
Tickles me when they say they wish their country had a Ron Paul.
Report Post »Veritas Libertas
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 2:43am@EDDARD. Rep. Paul would not end the Fed immediately. First he would have it audited, and allow for competing currency to be established. Here’s an article from Peter Brimelow about how that would work (http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/brimelow3.html). This leads to the idea of “sound money” backed by silver, gold, or another commodity more specifically for trade within a given group.
As far as reestablishing the Second Amendment, repeal of the ‘38 NFA and the ’86 GCA, the open and concealed carry laws of the states, cities and municipalities would then hedge between the 10th and 2nd Amendments. As for original intent, it’s clear that an agrarian society would not produce the 2nd to protect the rights of hunters, or as a protection against thieves and criminals. The criminal power they were worried about could only be exerted by a government, foreign or domestic.
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” -Patrick Henry
“Be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms…” -Samuel Adams
Report Post »JustJason
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:29pmSomeone define “poverty.” I think revisited this a few weeks back. Doesnt poverty include iphone, computers, flat screens and heat? Arent these titles politically calculated? We are in trouble that is for sure… just suspect of the levels when they are used to attack other people instead of the politicians at fault.
Report Post »dnewton
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:28pmToo bad there was not any statistics on government debt at the local level. The aging population means that the average income is going to be declining for a while. The appetite for more and bigger stuff on the part of city and county governments is not going to be satisfied. In my state, county governments are ranging from zero to over $3000 dollars per capita for county debt alone. When a city goes broke, the county usually tries to fill in the lost services. The borrowing is still strong because the rates are still low. Ball parks, green ways, railroad right of way for rail trails, and industrial parks that don’t have a prayer of having a client are legion in the list of “must have items.” Ironically, the high unemployment only seems to justify further spending on goofy stuff like lights along the Interstate to help bring in business. This “open for business” lighting is so well engrained in the current mass hysteria over economic development, it is politically incorrect to even doubt it.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:24pmOk where,is the stat on how many of us are now on freakin prozac, zoloft, etc just since you know who took office hhmmmm…………………………
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:26pmDrugs will only make the pain go away for a little while. Lasting relief will only come from obummer’s concession speech reaching the ears of millions at the next election.
Report Post »SychinLegacy
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 11:02pmNo you are incorrect. The solution is not defeating Barack Obama. That is only one step on the long and hard road we have to travel. We do need a revolution in this country. But not a political one. Or a social one. Every one of us needs to have a personal revolution. When we realize that the only way to prosperity is hard work, and that we need to elect people who actually mean what they say and tell us the truth. We need to learn that voting for the “lesser of two evils” is still evil. We need to learn that the answers will not come through politics. Nor will they come through government nor money nor anything of the sort. The answers come through US.
When we have our principles once again on the correct path, then we can begin recovering. But it will be a long and hard road before we ever reach that point.
Report Post »Everett Bennett Jr
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:55pmYup, no Constitutional govt here. Why support the madness? The party is ending folks!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:13pmIndeed, and it will end either in the restoration of the Republic or our dissolution into anarchy and a dictatorship under Mr Obama.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:20pmIt is very simple. Fiat money causes inflation. ( By design )
A currency based on a gold and silver standard would have minimal, to no inflation.
What is more shocking than these lame figures is that the “United States Government” is a Corporation Established in 1871 (ever hear of D.C.?)
More shocking than that is the fact that this “Corp U.S.” needed a loan from from the Federal Reserve PRIVATE Bank in 1913 ( Federal Reserve Act )
In 1933 the “U.S.Corp” went bankrupt and defaulted on the Loan. ( The Emergency banking Act )
What is most shocking is that the “United States Government” Pledged it’s government, America’s land ,PEOPLE and Future CITIZENS as Collateral for the Debt owed.
Birth certificate became law in all states in 1933 and Social Security became law in 1936.
These are Bonds that are held by the revievers of the debt. These are interest bearing bonds (taxes) for the creditors.
In 1944 under the bretton woods Agreement, the “Corp U.S.” was quit claim deeeded to the IMF, World Bank and U.N.
The U.N. owns and runs the United States behind the Curtain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlCs7u1ihws ( 2:14 video ) MUST SEE !!!!!!
http://teamlaw.net ( Go to historical outline and American history at this site. )
Report Post »ArmedPrincess
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:24pmHow can you not hear what Ron Paul says now???
How have you not had enough?
How every single American doesn’t start a tax revolt tomorrow is beyond me.
@ProblemSolver,
Excellent post, You along with all the other Dr. Paul supporters have been saying this for months now. The people must be woken up. The ignorance must be cured first, if we are to move forward in any positive manner.
rEVOLution Now!
Report Post »Ron Paul 2012!
Rightallalong
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 9:56amArmed (love your name by the way), I agree that ignorace must be cured however the problem with so many of the people is that the ‘cure’ i.e. to become awake to the real situation is so beyond most peoples ability to comprehend that it is just easier to live in an ignorant bliss until it all blows up. I know many people that will actually say, ‘Well its just to scary to think about so I just don’t think about it’. I am afraid for our country and our people; I am mostly afraid for my family and I am lucky enough to have land away from large cities and have been preparing for a while … for those poor ignorant people that are to afraid to wake up – they will be forced to wake up in a hell they cannot even imagine.
Good Luck everyone and remember only you can take care of yourself; the giverment will be in full force to redistribute the wealth and at that time the wealth will be food, water, fule and medical supplies. And just so you know there are executive orders signed and ready, 10997, 10998 to name a couple – please check out http://dmc.members.sonic.net/sentinel/gvcon5.html
Report Post »ArmedPrincess
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 2:55pmGood afternoon RightAllAlong,
Thanks for the compliment, I am just trying to speak the truth, in an age where the truth brings persecution, though that has never really changed throughout human history. I agree with your take, and I second it. I would like to point out, that while the collapse is inevitable, it is also our best chance to take our freedoms back. I honestly believe it is our only chance. I heard once a long time ago that danger and opportunity walk hand in hand. If enough of our fellow countrymen and women have not woken up by that time, the new world order of Global finance and control will rear its head and take control before the people know what it is they have excepted. If the people are to afraid to look to themselves Liberty will die. If enough have woken up and resist a one world currency, and have the fortitude to depend on themselves then we can truly restore and for the first time in history create a truly free and peaceful society. It is up to us, but the Patriots only have Freedom & Liberty to look forward to no matter what takes place.
You have my respect RightAllAlong, and all the others who awoken to reality.
777Patriot posted this video awhile back, I think it can wake a lot of people up, if we can keep it up on the board:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbp6umQT58A
Report Post »venture291
Posted on December 24, 2011 at 8:47pm@rightallalong
Report Post »WOW it just keeps getting better. If enough real Americans are’nt awakend soon we are doomed as the nation we know and love. You know the three types of people need to wake up this time. You know the ones that make it happen, the ones that say what happened and even the ones that say da what happened. We all need to get on the same page or we are going to be reading from a new book nobody is going to like… Merry Christmas.
Common.Cents
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:55pmFangs, that is the kind of rhetoric that Democrats use on us. It is murder, genocide, and evil. Never should any group of people be singled out for destruction. God is the ultimate judge.
Report Post »WeekendAtBernankes
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:58amAs Kim Jong Il is about to find out.
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:49pmMakes you feel…………….Powerless
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 8:46pmIf I couldn’t call on the power of my God then I would feel powerless. I can do all things through Him that strengthens me. I can do nothing on my own.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:46pmyou don’t believe that the US is 16 trillion in the hole and is racking up billions as we speak?
Report Post »http://costofwar.com/en/ and you don’t know why everything is happening like it has been?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrpRocaEfQE
pmjr-jones
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:21pmthey can cover the cost they lie and keep the money for themselfs
Report Post »NC
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:46pmMany of those facts I already knew, and as previously stated, who is funding the TEC? Some of the facts I find redundant, such as the number of Americans on food stamps in one out of seven and the number of children on food stamps is one out of four.
Let’s see some numbers on how many Americans are growing their own food compared to three years ago. How many are stockpiling food and supplies compared to three years ago. How many have purchased guns compared to three years ago. How many have increased their cash on hand compared to three years ago.
NC (Never a Complaint…)
Report Post »sb36695
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:42pmObama must be smiling.
Report Post »edbrowne2
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:49pmHe is… But remember, and tell your friends. The Congress has let him do all of this. It is never one persons fault. Americans have turned a blind eye to the actions of our elected officials (for decades). Until our collective nation decides that the U.S. Constitution governs our laws and system of government, we can all expect more of the same. I support a House Cleaning of epic proportions as a start for the 2012 elections. Why Americans can’t believe that they (Congress) work for us, I find most troubling. Best Wishes to you and yours in 2012!
Report Post »Rightallalong
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 10:12amEdBrowne2 – the congress might as well just be disbanded … everyone shoudl read http://dmc.members.sonic.net/sentinel/gvcon5.html and see how pointless congress really is…
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:40pmGood point. I don’t know if it changes the facts though.
Report Post »FANGS
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:36pmAmerica has no more time left. America needs just one hero to organize a date on when all Democrats dissappear. America must Have an all out war against Democrats. It will be worth the sacrafice for many generations to come.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:44pmExcuse me, what do you mean by “make dissappear” and “all out war”.
Report Post »LeeroyJenkins
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 6:10pmhe probably means civil war and eliminations.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 8:30pmBut when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” – Declaration of Independence, JULY 4, 1776
Report Post »watcher2010
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:08pmThere’s a word for that: it’s called genocide.
Just how do you rationalize mass-murder in the name of ideology and sleep at night?
Yes, your comment is just another example that demonstrates just how dangerous Glenn Beck’s hate-mongering propaganda is.
Report Post »Diego Roswell
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:44pmHistorically, the last time the nation was THIS polarized politically and had a government that was THIS dysfunctional, was right before the CIVIL WAR. It would surprise me to see history repeat itself (sic) although it almost always does, however, I would look for FIRST: California and Illinois to default, followed by Texas to secede. This will lead to a gradual steady Balkanization of the remaining regions of what was once a mighty united nation. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Key issues for the 21st century disassembly of the USA are Welfare, Entitlement, Immigration, Education, Right to bear arms, Property Rights, Criminal Justice, Language, Borders, Culture, Debt (personal and public), Personal Security, Financial Security, FOOD.
Report Post »Lux
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 6:18amAmericans, we who are ever looking for a great leader to save them, we have forgotten our origins, our founders, and we do not recognize or even care of the importance of our past and how we came to be a great nation. Instead of rolling up our sleeves and getting to work to strengthen our nation and learn about our cultural heritage many of us stand idly by and wait for someone ells, a “great leader” to come and do it for us.
If we as a nation are to continue being great we must all follow the example of our founders; that is we must educate ourselves and seek to improve and better our lives and the lives of those within our spheres of influence, whether it be in our homes, our communities, or even on a national level. By doing so we can each rise up and become that great leader we’ve been waiting for and by becoming that person we can all make a difference.
We are fragmented as a society and unity is needed or our cultural heritage will be lost forever. We need to be brave push aside traditions that hold us back or divide us and reach out with compassion to help those around us. Think of how much better off, we as a people would be, if our desires for success and progress were solely for the benefit of those around us. There would be no limits as to what we could achieve; no barriers could hold us back. Democrat or Republican, believer or non-believer, black or white, gay or straight, could all be replaced by one word; American.
Report Post »possom
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:36pmAmmo is going to be the currency of the future so stock up now while you have the chance.
Report Post »2theADDLED
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 8:19pmThat is true in hard times the price of guns and ammo never decreased and are a solid investment.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:22pmI agree with you but I’m a woman , with no idea what kind of ammo to buy. I know for the guns that we have, but any suggestions for possible barter would be appreciated. Thanks Blazers. Y’all are the best of the best. Merry Christmas y’all and God Bless.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 2:16amMimi,
Common calibers : .22 (very inexpensive), .9mm, .45 and shotgun shells with different loads from bird to .00 slugs
Report Post »Diego Roswell
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:35pmHey Possum – Can you give me some advice on long term storage of ammunition? I have a liberty safe with some room, say for 2-3000 rounds. I have a 1911.45 ACP, an AK 47 that uses 7.62 x 39, a .22 LR Colt M4, a S&W .38 special, and a Winchester Defender 1200 12 g. I already have 500 rounds of 7.62 x 39 FMJ (Fiocchi) long term storage ammo. Thanks for any advice!!!
Report Post »ArmedPrincess
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 3:19pm@Mimi24,
I am sorry, but being a woman has nothing to do with it. Ignorance is a choice not a disease. Stop making us ladies look so bad. If though that is how you truly feel, just sit there and try to look pretty. Let your man figure it out for you.
Report Post »Cat
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 7:13am@mimi24
Mother is 85, has a concealed carry permit for years and frequents the firing range with her SW40 .38 as part of her exercise routine
Report Post »The guys at the range nicknamed her, “Bonnie”
CatB
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:36pmClick on any of the highlighted items in each one of the 50 facts .. it will take you to the source of the information … example .. the first is from MSNBC.com!
Report Post »drago
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:33pm@saranda aka encinom
Report Post »Not one of your better names kid……..
CatB
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:53pmWhich way did he go??? Gone!
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:30pmThank you Barak Hussein Obama! You POS!
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:29pmNow thats what I call “Hope and Change”. How‘s that workin’ out for you?
Report Post »BlackCrow
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:19pmHow about these facts?
The money has value only because governments assure us the money had value and for no other reason.
The banks can lend 4 dollars for every one dollar deposited.
The whole monetary system is built on lies and is inevitably going to fail.
Report Post »awiderview
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:18pmSo, maybe the market isn’t fixing things so well. Maybe it’s time for some more government control? But wait, what if we have somebody like Bush who makes war “off the books” and lowers taxes for the rich…and even expands a social program (Medicare D) that mostly helps “big pharma.”
Who am I kidding? Without the military-industrial complex, who on the TheBlaze would have any income at all?
Report Post »Veritas Libertas
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 4:28amSPTs?
Report Post »ddg7
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:10pmHow much would these statistics change if illegal aliens were excluded. I almost said if illegal aliens were eliminated but then that POS Eric Holder would probably come knocking at my door.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:29pmThings would change for the better…Just not for the Dems. And that’s the way they like it! It’s going to soon bite them in the a@@.
Report Post »toomuchgovt
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:30pmI agree. But our congress is also spending money like it grows on trees. Statistics show that the longer people don’t work, the less likely they will return to work. What the unemployment numbers don’t show is the number of people that gave up and went to welfare. In my state it pays more to be on welfare, than to work. NY Welfare=Free housing, food, clothes, car, bus tickets, cell phone, medical, pharmacy, even the kids have their own cards.
Report Post »MoreC02
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 8:40pmAlabama’s unemployment rate dropped significantly since their new anti-illegal law. As far as this article goes, someone has lost their noodles.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:07pmWe are in BIG trouble !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:06pmObama gets re-elected and you haven’t seen anything yet. Imagine him with no worries about a re-election .. just a pure dictatorship of Executive Orders. We all will be poorer … and the poorest now will be even worse off. Too bad they don’t understand that.
TEA!
When will this be on the evening news? .. all we hear is how the economy is improving … yea like that is true.
Report Post »ArmedPrincess
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:48pm@CatB
This problem is way beyond Barrack I can’t do it without a teleprompter Obama. The problem is & has been the entire government, for decades on top of decades. Both left and right are responsible. The Tea party is asleep at the wheel. If you can’t break free of the repub versus dem mentality you will forever remain a slave to these people.
Our founders saw all of this and gave us the answers we need. I’ll quote one “United we Stand, Divided we fall”. What have you done to unite? Or are you aiding in the divisions?
We need to mind our own business, and allow people to live their own lives. That goes for both here and abroad. The more the government is in our lives, the worse our lives become.
Give me Liberty, or give me Death,
Report Post »Ron Paul 2012!
Johnny916
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:02pmAmerica is in trouble and we need to save her. To heck with all this democrat or republican mumbo jumbo. Let’s fix the country ourselves. Good ol’ fashioned elbow grease.
Report Post »Glenn in Virginia
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:01pmAnd the beat goes on…
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 3:59pmThat ship that was going in the wrong direction, that Obama and Biden talked about turning around awhile back, is now on on fire and sinking fast. And like it was with the Titanic, I‘m fairly sure there won’t be enough lifeboats for all of us.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:09pmBeck sounded the Warning… and the Life Boats are gone!
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:11pm@LURKERW……if you can’t find a lifeboat, just grab onto one of those OWS protestors……because I hear that cr@p floats.
Report Post »TheShocker
Posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:32pmHow about hardworking, taxpaying citizens retake the ship and throw the parasites overboard.
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