My response to Mort Zuckerman & the economy video--wanted to share..

[1corona4u]

And you know what no one EVER talks about....


JOBS. SALARIES. MINIMUM WAGE. Everything in this country has gone UP, except pay. It's in the same place it was 20 years ago!! People aren't saving MONEY, because they don't have it!! If the middle class has to pay more taxes, the crash will be even harder. This country has always lived off the backs of the middle class, and if they don't get a clue, this country will not make it. How many fucking JOBS does one person have to have to make it these days?? There are only 24 hours in a day!!

Does anyone think the rich people help the economy? I don't. They are RICH because they have it all, and they invest it all, and SAVE it. I'm not saying they all got their money in a winfall, but Jesus, it is US who keep them making money. When we are all OUT of money, then what? THEN WHAT??

They need to get some GOOD paying jobs back in this country, NOW. You know, this whole problem started a LONG time ago. We are our own worst enemy. We had to have technology. We did it. We built computers, and robots, and all of the other things that replaced humans in high paying jobs. And what jobs that didn't take, were shipped overseas!! And along came fucking Wal-Mart, with their 18 BILLION dollar a year imports from China, putting even more companies out of business. I remember when they were proud to only offer things made in the USA. Not anymore, because they have helped to create a monster. Now, no one can afford to shop anywhere else. Anyway, I digress....

Sure there are jobs for those who have formal training, but not everyone can/could afford a college education. Those are the people who were left behind.



I don't know...it's just so fucked up, I wonder if it can ever be fixed.

Obama's right though. This starts AT THE BOTTOM, NOT THE TOP.




Discuss?

[Muttocracy]

1. quickly peeking into DU while I eat lunch, but here's an interesting NYTimes article

I came across a few minutes ago. I was reading a different NYT article and clicked the link - very interesting! About how much better most people and the economy overall have done under Dem. admins than Rep. ones. Don't know if it made it onto DU before - might be worth posting out there.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/31view.html?em
Is History Siding With Obama’s Economic Plan?

By ALAN S. BLINDER
Published: August 30, 2008