Comments on: 11 Clear Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Headed Into The Toilet

By: Dave C.

Dave C. — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:45:26 +0000

The problem is Keynesian economics. This economic school of thought has never worked in the past (ex. the great depression…which was extended as a result of this flawed theory), they are not working now, and they will not work in the future. As long as the dems (and some repubs) continue to subscribe to this theory…. we can expect much greater economic troubles ahead.

By: johnny

johnny — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:05:11 +0000

the majority of republicans are mentally ill, most believing in armageddon and invisible voices that arent thier being conservative christians so bill, thats like the pot calling the kettle black. when you believe in something long enough with enough christians believing were all doomed, things tend to unfold as they do and life teaches its own lessons and people get what they deserves.
much of the “job loss” is due to technology advancing and getting rid of jobs, an example is newspapers being less important and folding due to the internet. also overpopulation makes it hard for new buisnesses and technology to develope using search engines that are based on popular views, because unless you have 1 billion to advertise your buisness on tv, your new buisness’s or technologys searchs result at 9,235,231 will not be read,most people dont go past page 2. in all overpopulation and technology as well as increases in visual technology make money less important and technology more important. the financial system set up is defunct, designed to support a few rather than the masses as well as completely corrupt, always has been always will be.

By: Bill Dubbleu

Bill Dubbleu — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:30:24 +0000

Liberals are mentally ill and evil. Vote them all out.

By: G

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:26:37 +0000

Well we allowed it. The illegals costs hundreds of billions of dollars per year, they take out jobs and we pay for them to be here, and now jobs are gone… I haven’t worked in years even though I apply for every position with open hours and I have years of retail experience. I do believe the economy will collapse, and I am really disgusted with this country and how it ignores its citizens and rewards the criminals.

By: Mark1975

Mark1975 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:59:17 +0000

Although banks are greedy and Wall Street plunders the fundamental cause of all the cononimic upheaval is job destruction and wage stagnation. Jeremy Rifkin in his 1994 book “The End of Work” explains the 3rd Industrial Revolution arrived in 1940 and has now been replaced by the 4th Industrial Revolution which arrived in the 1960′s (aronud 1968). Since the arrival of the 4th Industrial Revolution 60 million U.S. jobs have been destroyed. Job destruction and wage stagnation is permanent and escalating because the Ownership Class is Hell-bent on total automation so that they do not have to pay wages and commissions to human beings any more. The true unemployment rate in the U.S. today is 20% and will explode to 30% by 2020, 40% by 2030, 60% by 2040 and 95% by 2050 A.D.
A simple equation describes it all: Technology + Greed = Job Destruction + Wage Stagnation. The Ownership Class has decided to earn its money with computers, super computers, the information network, robots and
endless new technology and it will NOT GIVE ANY MORE MONEY to the Middle and Lower Classes who will become permanently unemployed and penniless- forcing governments around the world to dole out free housing, food, clothing, education,insurance and transportation lest civul unrest and violence occur. And the horror is about esclating job destruction is…..NOTHING CAN STOP IT!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:47:01 +0000

Reagan conservatism is the best hope for change.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:41:31 +0000

It is clear that it is a combination of many things that have brought us to this point in US. Illegal immigration, huge government intrusion, over-regulation, health care costs, frivolous litigation, etc., I can understand why companies move overseas. Ridiculous taxation, regulation, intrusion, health care mandates, loss of freedom, etc. Just some of the things contributing to US economic trouble.

Get govt. out of the way and private sector would fix most of the problem and most Americans would benefit from the fix. Those left out of the prosperity of America, usually want to be left out. There are exceptions, and injustice it out there. But it isn’t Govt. that should deal with the social ills of our world. Where is the Church?

Next!

By: Lord Therapy

Lord Therapy — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:59:04 +0000

@ Dr Tim Norris.

I don’t think that the intentions of the Club of Rome and the Bilderberg Group are as benevolent as you suggest.

By: Leslie Wolf Vanette

Leslie Wolf Vanette — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:17:20 +0000

Thank you for this brilliant article! After Obama’s press conference today telling small business to borrow (from who?) so business will hire, this article is timely. I shared it on facebook – thank you!!

By: Butch_from_PA

Butch_from_PA — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:12:06 +0000

You can bet we are headed for a lot of turmoil and perhaps the rising of another strong Hitler like figure who will try to take back the country from the greedy. Hopefully this new political wave coming will focus on America and not use old corporate 3rd world raiding practices like in the past.

Imagine – we have advanced tenfold in science in the last 50 years – yet we still have starving and people dying with no healtcare in this seemingly rich country. This makes the greedy look even more cruel and inhuman.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:42:03 +0000

Here is what is going to happen next, read below. If you don’t know the Bible, you might want to read it, cling to it, and find your refuge and protection in the Lord Jesus Christ. HE is your only and best hope. He is all you need.

Revelation 6 NIV

The Seals

1I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

3When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword.

5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,[b] and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages,[c] and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

7When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.

12I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. 14The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

15Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:39:31 +0000

If you know the Lord personally, you will be fine. He has always provided for His own, maybe not in the way Americans are use to but look at history of people in the Bible who honored and feared the Lord. If you say you don’t believe in the Bible, well that is primarily the reason our world is going down. Its no mystery, any civilization that doesn’t fear the Lord and Honor God eventually collapses. It always happens.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:06:50 +0000

The one major thing that has caused all this economic despair is corporations lobbying government to get their deal through, nothing else mattered and the government obliged them and still nothing has changed, in fact the supreme court is all for it.

By: Dr Tim Norris

Dr Tim Norris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:01:22 +0000

The World is on an exponential population and financial trajectory which will ultimately collapse. The Club of Rome and Bilderberg Group are aware of this issue. They want to lead the World to a utopian state at balance with nature. US society has in many ways lost its way and its structure is not leading to scientific excellence, rapid technological innovation and pushing the limits of human artist creation and endeavour. The USA has lost its way and become demoralized. Bilderberg et al. shows a way forward: (a) rapid World population reduction from circa 7 billions to less than 1 billion people; (b) switch to renewable energy systems requiring a massive reduction in standard of living; (c) removal of inefficient financial structures, like the destruction of the London Stock exchange and Wall Street. Banking institutions will be required to a lesser extent when a single World currency is applied, controlled from a single World bank. What we presently have in the World is a mad hatter’s tea party of meaningless over consumption, morally debased social values and so forth. What we need is to usher in a New World Order which will correct the morally debased manner in which society has evolved to replace it with something better. Do not work against the New World Order, but rather support it so that it can be established as rapidly as possible and bring humanity back to a meaningful and structured way forward to utopia.

By: Birdman76

Birdman76 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:42:32 +0000

Good points made.
Let’s add lucky #13 and #14. #13) The U.S. economy is subject to the imminent departure of the usdollar as the global standard currency for oil purchases as well as its status as a global currency. #14) To add injury to insult the U.S. is on the battle field in (2)two countries and Instigating a 3rd.

By: beary4171

beary4171 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:47:23 +0000

Not sure why so many people are referring to the massive debt as the main issue here. If you do some homework you can quickly retrieve info that clearly states the debt and the coming debt as a percentage of gdp is not the highest in the history of our country. The problem is our expected expenditure increases on government programs. Healthcare spending is by far the most expensive and possibly crippling of them all. The idea that this country will collapse into some state of civil unrest is a little over the top I think. While you go buy up all the ammunition and hunker down, I hope the clearer heads will come up with a way to limit the governmental programs that could really cause a collapse in the future. People should pay close attention to the upcoming debate on healthcare and vote for the person who is most radically conservative with your tax dollars.

By: The bigclownhunter

The bigclownhunter — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:18:00 +0000

We already have slavery (illegal immigration) and its the Democrats who are pushing for more, thats because there ain’t a dimes worth of difference between repubs and dems. Politics almost doesn’t matter at this point anyway.

By: FrankF

FrankF — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:05:45 +0000

Sign #12?

Fact is, people have no choice. You either buy imported goods or live off of the grid. The collusion of government and Corporations made sure we have that as our “no choice”.

Vote all encumbants out (except Ron Paul and maybe a few others).

Lobby against the Fed.

And keep educating yourself and others as to what is going on. Recommended book that I read recently, “Hamilton’s Curse”. Lays it out very clearly. Would suggest reading it even if it is the only book you read this year.

By: shoptildrop

shoptildrop — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:48:36 +0000

we got no one blame but ourselves, buying up crap from china and india like it was going out of style. the last time i shopped at walmart they had signs everywhere, “made in america”. haven’t been back since. americans are literally shopping themselves out of work. thinking they’re saving two nickels on that pair of socks from chimart. maybe we ought to bring slavery back (republicans would love that) so we can compete with china.

By: Publius

Publius — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:07:56 +0000

The article is good but states the obvious. People, driven to desperation, are now about to elect the Republican Brown in Mass. as if that is going to help them, somehow. BOTH parties are in on the swindle and gradually, the most dedicated Republicans and the most sincere Democrats are realizing it.

The result is the spontaneous break out of disaffected voters from both parties with the “official” (= corporatist and special interest controlled) party members scrambling to try and regain control. Tea parties for the Repubs and health care and anti-war demonstrations by the Demos examples. Eventually, the two groups will find commonality in their situation and JOIN.

Then the real ACTION begins. Reforms, REAL reforms will happen FAST AND HARD.

Watch the fun, there’s no stopping it, wherever it leads. As for the “official” politicians, media, and corporatists, accept your political overthrow and try to reform yourselves. Enjoy political gulag – you’ve EARNED it!