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Damned socialists !
I know. That's why I left in 2005.
I played a bit in Cambodia but the chicks that looked at my dick with squinty eyes left me with a feeling of inferiority.I know. That's why I left in 2005.
I came back in 2008, should have stayed in Asia, atleast i could have got job
I played a bit in Cambodia but the chicks that looked at my dick with squinty eyes left me with a feeling of inferiority.I know. That's why I left in 2005.
I came back in 2008, should have stayed in Asia, atleast i could have got job
I'm in Nicaragua at the moment.Down to Costa Rica on Sunday.
In CR it's all about wallet size. I win !
Hey. Somebody has to do it.I played a bit in Cambodia but the chicks that looked at my dick with squinty eyes left me with a feeling of inferiority.I came back in 2008, should have stayed in Asia, atleast i could have got job
I'm in Nicaragua at the moment.Down to Costa Rica on Sunday.
In CR it's all about wallet size. I win !
You damn capitalist pig lol
One in six Americans is receiving help from the government, just as fiscal austerity threatens to reduce some of that aid. Soaring unemployment during The Great Recession has driven tens of millions of people to the dole. Enrollment in Medicaid and food stamp programs are at record highs, while unemployment insurance rolls remain at elevated levels. Many people depend on more than one program.
But as President Obama and lawmakers fiercely debate budget cuts to reduce the country's $14 trillion-plus debt, some of those lifelines could be at risk. House Republicans are looking to revamp and slash funding for many programs, including Medicaid and food stamps.
House budget committee leader Paul Ryan proposed a budget last week that, among other things, would convert Medicaid and food stamps into block grants -- a move that some say would reduce benefits for the needy. And on Wednesday, President Obama is expected to push back on Ryan's proposals. If House Republican plans are approved, millions of people who rely on one or more of those programs could lose access to vital services.
What's at stake
NEVER !!! It's murka for Krysakes.The Takers are beginning to outnumber the producers. And what happens when the Takers outnumber the producers?...A nation becomes a miserable Third World Banana Republic. Looks like that's where we're headed. It's very sad.
The Takers are beginning to outnumber the producers. And what happens when the Takers outnumber the producers?...A nation becomes a miserable Third World Banana Republic. Looks like that's where we're headed. It's very sad.
What a surprise!!!!
No jobs or low paying jobs or flat wages for 30 years.
Who's fault is that?
A record 18.3% of the nation's total personal income was a payment from the government for Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, unemployment benefits and other programs in 2010. Wages accounted for the lowest share of income 51.0% since the government began keeping track in 1929. The income data show how fragile and government-dependent the recovery is after a recession that officially ended in June 2009. The wage decline has continued this year. Wages slipped to another historic low of 50.5% of personal income in February. Another government effort the Social Security payroll tax cut has lifted income in 2011. The temporary tax cut puts more money in workers' pockets and counts as an income boost, even when wages stay the same.
From 1980 to 2000, government aid was roughly constant at 12.5%. The sharp increase since then especially since the start of 2008 reflects several changes: the expansion of health care and federal programs generally, the aging population and lingering economic problems. Total benefit payments are holding steady so far this year at a $2.3 trillion annual rate. A drop in unemployment benefits has been offset by rises in retirement and health care programs. Americans got an average of $7,427 in benefits each in 2010, up from an inflation-adjusted $4,763 in 2000 and $3,686 in 1990. The federal government pays about 90% of the benefits.
"What's frightening is the Baby Boomers haven't really started to retire," says University of Michigan economist Donald Grimes of the 77 million people born from 1946 through 1964 whose oldest wave turns 65 this year. "That's when the cost of Medicare will start to explode." Accounting for 80% of safety-net spending in 2010: Social Security, Medicare (health insurance for seniors), Medicaid (health insurance for the poor) and unemployment insurance.
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The Takers are beginning to outnumber the producers. And what happens when the Takers outnumber the producers?...A nation becomes a miserable Third World Banana Republic. Looks like that's where we're headed. It's very sad.