We're all just fancier slaves to the old money of the world. Power, greed, and corruption drive the few at the top.
America is being drained by the elite do as we say, not as we do bastards. It's ALL fixed now and CN said it best, they need to know exactly what we are doing and thinking so they can be ready to quash us. There will be no Arab spring here.
Almost half of Americans are on some type of gov't subsidy. Who's paying for that? That number is growing every day; think of it like a scale. Housing is a house of cards. Banks are getting ready for round 2 of the bubble when all of the equity loans start converting from interest only payments to principle+interest payments. Many of those loans were adjustable rate and are tripling (or more). There will be another huge bailout on our tax backs, more foreclosures, and another 20-30% drop in home values. Prices are skyrocketing while wages are stagnant. Taxes will increase to cover all of the freeloaders who appreciate nothing and demand more. Infrastructure is falling apart and we stopped spending on it to provide for those on social services. It is not partisan politics, it's the ultra wealthy vs the poor. As long as they can keep people mad at each other over political talking points designed for that purpose, they will put us further into the box. You fools!
Detroit was approved by the courts to proceed with their bankruptcy last week. Why no one brought it up here, is why we are all doomed. That opened the door for every city to file and cut pensions and loan repayment to pennies on the dollar. That hurts EVERYONE because there is no money for those people to spend to keep the economy going. There is so much more going on.
That RIU island is actually not a bad thought.