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| The middle class is finally on its knees |
| 2010-09-14 |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #4 DAILY TIMES.PK > [Beijing Expert Ding Yifan]"BEWARE STARTING US-CHINA TRADE WAR", as in the former's view the US WILL BE THE LOSER IN SAID SAME WAR. AND * DAILY STAR [Lebanon] > US DEMS BRACE FOR FALLOUT AS US POVERTY RATES ON TRACK TO POST/MAKE RECORD GAINS IN 2009 [NOT seen in US since 1960's = Year 1965]. ARTIC = RATES FOR US WORKING-CLASS POOR going "BACK TO THE FUTURE" of 1965 + POTUS LBJ's "GREAT SOCIETY" PROGRAMS espec Johnson's "WAR ON POVERTY" PROGRAM. * ARAB TIMES > ECNOMISTS DIRE WARNINGS ABOUT US ECONOMIC APOCALYPSE GAINS GROUND. ALL TOGETHER NOW, WID FEELING, SONG > "HEY, HEY, CLASS OF '65....IT MAY-Y-Y [not] BE ALRIGHT"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-14 22:14 |
| #3 The U.S. now has 403 billionaires with a collective net worth of $1.3 trillion. The Top 20 include: 1. Warren Buffet 2. Bill Gates 3. Sheldon Adelson 4. Larry Ellison 5. The Waltons (Including Johnboy?) 6. Sergey Brin 7. Larry Page 8. Charles & David Koch 9. Michael Dell 10. Paul Allen 11. Kirk Kerkorian 12. Steven Ballmer 13. Abigail Johnson 14. Carl Icahn 15. Mars Family 16. Jack C. Taylor 17. Donald Bren 18. Anne Cox Chambers 19. Michael Bloomberg 20. George Kaiser |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2010-09-14 14:46 |
| #2 "unions were brutally attacked and demonized," And for a very good reason. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-09-14 13:37 |
| #1 Bob Herbert nuff said |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-09-14 13:08 |