One Disturbing 'Headline' Speaks Volumes About Our Economy—and Helps Explain Sanders' Rise

[LiberalArkie]

http://www.alternet.org/economy/one-disturbing-headline-speaks-volumes-about-our-economy-and-helps-explain-sanders-rise

Bernie Sanders' rise in popularity is due in large part to his willingness to speak the truth about the real economic struggles.

You have all seen those click bait titles at the end of some article you've read, trying to grab your attention. The one's that begin "One weird trick ..." have become both a joke and a cliche, and yet people still click through to the link. Why? Well, I finished reading an article on a sports site this morning, that was definite click bait material, but in a way that I found profoundly disturbing. What was the title you ask? Well here it is:

An Extremely Brilliant Way To Avoid Paying Interest On Your Credit Card Balance

I'm not going to give you the link. That isn't the point. What that click bait ad title implies, and not so subtlety, is that there are large numbers of people desperately struggling with a large amount of personal debt, whether debt incurred to pay for basic necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing, or debt incurred to pay off past debt back when they had a better job, or any job at all. Or people with large medical debts to pay off, because many do, despite the improvement in the cost of health insurance the ACA has helped bring about for many families, but sadly, not all. Or so many younger (and not so younger people know) with large amounts of student loan debt.

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http://www.alternet.org/economy/one-disturbing-headline-speaks-volumes-about-our-economy-and-helps-explain-sanders-rise

[Indydem]

1. Or people who can't live on a budget.

That shyster Dave Ramsey has made a fortune telling Christians that having debt is bad and you need to be debt free.

He's right, but for all the wrong reasons.

People in America have a spending problem; tvs, iPads, computers, cars; no item too expensive to finance or charge.