Unsurprisingly, the results of the study show that people who the government pay to not work overwhelmingly return the favor by voting for Democratic politicians. Take a look at the top 15 welfare states and note that all but Tennessee are Democratic:
The Democrats know that if they stop giving your tax dollars to these people, they will be voted out of office. The Democrats use your money to buy votes to keep themselves in office. You are effectively paying people to vote against your interests.
True but misleading. It's not that people in former industrial areas are lazy and just prefer welfare to working. It's that the factories that used to be the economic motors in those areas have shut down.
If the people in such areas didn't have welfare they'd have to either move elsewhere or die. And "elsewhere" doesn't want them.
It's not that the people are lazy. I'm sure most of them would prefer working to being on welfare.
The real root of the problem is greed. Everybody from stockholders to management to unions, to workers to consumers wanted a bigger share of the economic pie than the economy could sustain.
Hot_Single_Dude: Have you never been curious a bout this one Freddy? Even a little? Democrats were in this list as well but a big majority of her clients were actually influential Republicans all keep talking "God" and Morality even the whole thing is a buch of Crap when GOP claims this kind of stuff.
I really belevie a movie made of this absolutely interesting matter will be a certian kick in butt on the Dang GOP ... W made a true change in the out come of the 2008 election I guiarantee you together with Fahrenheit 9/11 as well of course. Some body got to tell America what the Heck really went on when Madam DC all of sudden was gone and her list was gone and no body were left to talk or to investigate... it is a big story and some Honrable americans got to make sure people like you at least knowing more a bout what kind of horrible lies GOP feeding u up with!
Now Dude has even become a Conspiracy-Theorist! Not surprising,really!
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When it comes to measuring the combination of unemployment and inflation, it doesn’t get much more miserable than this.
In fa Getty Images ct, misery, as measured in the unofficial Misery Index that simply totals the unemployment and inflation rates, is at a 28-year high, reflective of how weak the economic recovery has been and how far there is to go.
The index, first compiled during the soaring inflation days of the 1970s by economist Arthur Okun, is registering a nausea-inducing 12.7—9.1 percent for unemployment and 3.6 percent for annualized inflation—a number not seen since 1983. The index has been above 10 since November 2009 and had been under double-digits from June 1993 through May 2008.
The good news, of course, is that the Fed-led Paul Volcker embarked on a highly successful inflation-slaying campaign that brought the level of misery down sharply through the rest of the ’80s recovery decade.
The bad news, of course, is all the bad news.
Put another way, by Paul Dales at Capital Economics:
“The good news is that other measures suggest conditions aren't quite that bad and over the next 18 months the gloom should lift a little,” the firm’s chief US economist wrote in a Misery analysis. “The bad news is that households won't be in the mood to boost their spending significantly for several more years.”
Dales says all the misery may not be as bad as it appears. An alternative measure, put forth in 1999 by Robert Barro, encompasses a wider swath of misery, measuring employment against the so-called “natural rate” and compares inflation against the previous 10 years. The Barro measure also looks at whether gross domestic product is below its “potential” and compares yields on the 10-year Treasury note against the yields of the previous 10 years.
With all that rolled in, Dales says the Barro index is indicating that while things aren't expected to get dramatically better, the level of misery is probably at a peak and should roll back over the next 18 months.
I'm sure Jvaski can relate. Since he's fairly miserable.
cheerleader for prez he is goin to be prez again anyway texas who didnt go for him last time is goin for prez in polls no dem will even get in primary v.him Rs dont have a chance.they look like bozos in the house newt crys his wife was picked on lord man up.
RayfromUSA: True but misleading. It's not that people in former industrial areas are lazy and just prefer welfare to working. It's that the factories that used to be the economic motors in those areas have shut down.
If the people in such areas didn't have welfare they'd have to either move elsewhere or die. And "elsewhere" doesn't want them.
It's not that the people are lazy. I'm sure most of them would prefer working to being on welfare.
The real root of the problem is greed. Everybody from stockholders to management to unions, to workers to consumers wanted a bigger share of the economic pie than the economy could sustain.
Fabulous post and Conrad have no freaking idea what the Heck he is talking a bout cracking that way a bout americans who are struggling with unemployment!
Conrad73: Now Dude has even become a Conspiracy-Theorist! Not surprising,really!
No cospiration teories what so ever Conrad... Fick all those Damn STUPID Gop guys mainly who have stolen money from America and have hidden it in Switzerland and else where and keep having your support because of this. Vitter is an AH but... a Republican AH and then any thing he does is absolutely all right for a guy like you
Madam,s book is not to find so much a bout... names, addreses, dates, numbers, amounts... the whole thing is out there some where but not easy to find. Some thing stinckly fishy went on that day she was found hanged and she would never EVER take her own life people who know her are still saying.
I really want Honrable americans keep digging in this matter because it is absolutely important for security of America when some influential Republicans are revealed furter more and then getting the Hell out of Media and hiding some where and never trying a play a role in american politcs no more!
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The puffington post must be hard up. I doubt Hagee has 10 followers. Boring news day, huh?