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Alkene

(752 posts)
27. "Pick any metric you want.."
Fri Dec 26, 2014, 07:15 AM
Dec 2014

Okay.

My household monthly income, the cost of living, the percentage of responses to job applications, my potential to ever retire, the likelihood that I won't need to go to the food bank this week, the probability of ever having a job with benefits, the potential for any protein in my diet...

vs.

Similar to the above before I lost my career after the crash.

Conclusion: not so much on the mend as continuing to sink face first into a foul and steaming diarrhetic pit of vocational despondency.

But at least the rest of the country is experiencing a resurgence.
Isn't it?




Too bad that 80% of Americans will be told the opposite by the talking heads they listen to. loudsue Dec 2014 #1
Thanks for posting! BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #2
Well, America's "resurgence" in Iraq is real. candelista Dec 2014 #3
OMG ... only 145,000 more to go!!!!!! JoePhilly Dec 2014 #5
Is that what you want? candelista Dec 2014 #16
No, and its not going to happen. JoePhilly Dec 2014 #17
Sorry, you are not a prophet. candelista Dec 2014 #19
bah humbug NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #4
If you understand economics ... JoePhilly Dec 2014 #6
I understand that median income is below what it was in 1989 and that despite this, NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #7
The overriding economic reaility RiverNoord Dec 2014 #8
Thanks for the explanation. (A new reality show should be coming out on the 1% Hoarders). appalachiablue Dec 2014 #13
"If you understand economics"! What a laugh! candelista Dec 2014 #20
More. proverbialwisdom Dec 2014 #15
We can only wish. Or momentary stability came from flooding the Stock Market with Trillions of doll newthinking Dec 2014 #9
I wish Munificence Dec 2014 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #10
I think the figure is 47 million children in poverty in the US, awful as that is. Bernie Sanders appalachiablue Dec 2014 #14
These tell a totally different story. I happened to come across both today. proverbialwisdom Dec 2014 #11
America is leading the rest of the world in containing the spread of Ebola? MattSh Dec 2014 #12
The US sent doctors and the military. PersonNumber503602 Dec 2014 #23
It's not real for the 99%. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #21
People will believe it . . . Brigid Dec 2014 #22
It is real.. I see this all over the place. Of course there's going to be those who see nothing but Cha Dec 2014 #24
Mahalo and Merry Christmas to you Cha cal04 Dec 2014 #25
cal.. Cha Dec 2014 #26
"Pick any metric you want.." Alkene Dec 2014 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #28
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