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20 Reasons Why The U.S. Economy Is Dying And Is Simply Not Going To Recover
The Business Insider ^ | 2-4-2010 | Michael The Patriot Blogger

Posted on 02/04/2010 9:50:11 AM PST by blam

20 Reasons Why The U.S. Economy Is Dying And Is Simply Not Going To Recover

Michael The Patriot Blogger
Feb. 4, 2010, 10:26 AM

Even though the U.S. financial system nearly experienced a total meltdown in late 2008, the truth is that most Americans simply have no idea what is happening to the U.S. economy. Most people seem to think that the nasty little recession that we have just been through is almost over and that we will be experiencing another time of economic growth and prosperity very shortly.

But this time around that is not the case. The reality is that we are being sucked into an economic black hole from which the U.S. economy will never fully recover.

The problem is debt. Collectively, the U.S. government, the state governments, corporate America and American consumers have accumulated the biggest mountain of debt in the history of the world. Our massive debt binge has financed our tremendous growth and prosperity over the last couple of decades, but now the day of reckoning is here.

And it is going to be painful.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhoeconomy; depression; economy; fail; housing; obamanomics; recession; stimulus; unexpectedly
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1 posted on 02/04/2010 9:50:15 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

20? There’s only ONE reason I can think of, and it’s a teleprompter-reading imbecile who thinks America has 57 states.


2 posted on 02/04/2010 9:54:50 AM PST by max americana
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To: blam

I’ll give you two reasons and cut through the crap.

Obama and his MARXIST railroaded policies.


3 posted on 02/04/2010 9:55:03 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: blam

It will recover the same day the GOP gets its act together and runs another Reagan. Just like the Iranian hostage crisis ended immediately upon Regan’s arrival.


4 posted on 02/04/2010 9:56:18 AM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: max americana
Obama’s MARXIST policies are destroying CAPITALISM. The record setting DEBT is nothing we have ever experienced before and cannibalizing our future. Any prosperity will be eaten up in DEBT REPAYMENT.
5 posted on 02/04/2010 9:56:59 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: blam

Well, looks like tax paying, personally, has to go.

I’ll let Uncle Sam and all his bastard children make it on their own..


6 posted on 02/04/2010 9:57:16 AM PST by Leisler (We are in the best of hands)
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To: blam
"Never" is a long time.

With drastic cuts in federal spending, and with tax reform, the US economy could be back in strong shape in short order.

It just won't happen while Democrats have any political power.

7 posted on 02/04/2010 9:57:39 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (I was born in America, but now I live in Declinistan.)
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To: max americana

You’re leaving out reasons 2-20: Greedy, power mad economically illiterate liberals.


8 posted on 02/04/2010 9:57:54 AM PST by Hardastarboard (Note to self: Never post in a thread about religion again.)
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To: blam

Obamas progressive idea, join the League of Debtor Nations.


9 posted on 02/04/2010 9:58:31 AM PST by ully2 (ully)
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To: blam; Harrius Magnus; mojitojoe; Pelham; mom2twinsn2; LongLiveTheRepublic; ConservativeOrBust; ...
The Peter Schiff/Redistribution Watch Ping. (Washington Bankrupting our Nation by Spending your past, present and future money!)

He sounds like that doomsday guy they all laughed at, Peter ..... : The problem is debt. Collectively, the U.S. government, the state governments, corporate America and American consumers have accumulated the biggest mountain of debt in the history of the world. Our massive debt binge has financed our tremendous growth and prosperity over the last couple of decades, but now the day of reckoning is here.

But award winning progressive economist Paul Krugman says the problem is we don't have enough debt. He is critical of Obama for not running bigger deficits.

10 posted on 02/04/2010 10:00:53 AM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
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To: blam

bump for later...


11 posted on 02/04/2010 10:12:58 AM PST by pgkdan ( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
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To: blam

The problem is debt. Collectively, the U.S. government, the state governments, corporate America and American consumers have accumulated the biggest mountain of debt in the history of the world. Our massive debt binge has financed our tremendous growth and prosperity over the last couple of decades, but now the day of reckoning is here.

Our economy has serious structural problems
In a healthy economy you are trading goods and services with money as an intermediary
Problem is we were/are trying to make wealth off of money (the intermediary) rather than by supplying necessary goods and services. More goods (tangible items) need to be made on US soil and lots of stupid narcissistic frivolous goods and services will be voted out by less wealthy consumers

Making wealth off of money is what the real estate bubble and Wall Street securitization & derivatives mania was/is all about



12 posted on 02/04/2010 10:13:53 AM PST by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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To: max americana

Think: Machiavelli, Antonio Gramsci and Cloward-Piven. With a bit of Orwell dusted across the top.


13 posted on 02/04/2010 10:14:38 AM PST by Noumenon ("Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he has grown so great?" - Julius Caesar)
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To: sickoflibs

Washington Bankrupting our Nation by Spending your past, present and future money......

AKA as dining out on your reputation


14 posted on 02/04/2010 10:16:30 AM PST by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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To: max americana

The problem is the mindless drones who elect him and others of his ilk. CHange. Hope. Single words that are meaningless without context, but people repeat them like a mantra.


15 posted on 02/04/2010 10:17:03 AM PST by Clock King (There's no way to fix D.C.)
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To: sickoflibs

“But award winning progressive economist Paul Krugman says the problem is we don’t have enough debt. He is critical of Obama for not running bigger deficits.”

Yes another Idiot who can be wrong all his life and keep his Job.


16 posted on 02/04/2010 10:17:10 AM PST by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; M. Espinola; All; Harrius Magnus; mojitojoe; Pelham; mom2twinsn2; ...
This factor is really important:

25 States Have Run Out Of Unemployment Money And 15 More Are On The Verge Of Running Out

So if you are out of work now, you had better get a job real quick . . .

17 posted on 02/04/2010 10:18:22 AM PST by ex-Texan (Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 20)
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To: Cheetahcat

Krugman has been right quite a few times.


18 posted on 02/04/2010 10:24:10 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: ClearCase_guy

‘Drastic Cuts’ won’t happen with Republicans in power, either.

They won’t happen as long as people who receive money and services from the government, often without paying anything in as taxes, get to vote.

Long ago (I’d say the Johnson Administration, myself, but possibly earlier, like FDR) we hit a tipping point where these people became the dominant force in politics, and EVERY politician is beholden to them if they wish to be elected or re-elected.


19 posted on 02/04/2010 10:24:32 AM PST by Little Ray (Madame President sounds really good to me...)
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To: blam

I do not need 20 reasons to know that. I only need 2, obama and the Democrat Party.


20 posted on 02/04/2010 10:25:48 AM PST by sport
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