[cloudmountain]

We are the wealthiest, best off country on the planet, in the human history of the planet and still we whine that "it's just not enough."
It will never be enough. Spoiled.

[FreeAtlanta]

Basically, Obama’s and Democrat’s policies have robbed from the poor and given to the rich.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

The sad part is that the answer for a lot of people is more government spending and subsidies to help the unemployed or under-employed rather than creating jobs and giving people an opportunity to work. Its the Welfare State death spiral that results in great nations dying.

[Sir Napsalot]

To me, the percentage of families with business equity chart tells the most interesting story:

A lot less business/business owners currently, yet people still need to do their ‘daily business’, so it is totally unsurprising that top 10% made such huge gain.

But current business owners, even the top 10% (most of them are still ‘small business’), operate in slim margin, some of them may even be on the tittering edge. Only Big Business with gubmint cronies profit in current environment.

[KeyLargo]

Survey: Only 9% of Chicago firms plan to expand hiring in next 6 months

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-chicago-hiring-20140911-story.html

[Sam Gamgee]

I still don’t believe we are in a recovery, period, for anyone but the politicians and rent seeking Wall Street firms that have the ear of the same politicians.