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In reply to the discussion: A segment of DU is very invested in painting a dystopian picture of the US [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Some of us are not just concerned about our own circumstances, or judging the entire country from our own rosy situations.
I know people who lost their homes due to the corruption of Wall St during the mortgage crisis. Still waiting to be compensated for a lifetime of investment that was snatched from them by false means. It isn't going to happen. Only Wall St gamblers, crooks, liars and con artists responsible for those crimes, get bailed out so they can continue their lives of luxury AND their gambling habits. After all they know they are 'too big to fail'.
But those I know who lost everything are just little people, too small to bother about. And as far as unemployment, yes, you can SAY it is far better, but part time employment and/or people with degrees taking anything they can get, isn't exactly the American dream they thought they would be living when they spent all those years in college.
Statistics bother ME. Because they are not 'human', they just lump everything into a number.