” democrats who are disappointed that the economy didn’t collapse into soup lines and 25% unemployment “
But it did.
We have 41 million on food stamps, that is modern version of a soup line. There are only 80 million households in the US.
We have a minimum of 29% unemployment. Obama simply plays funny with the numbers to say even though there are more and more unemployed the percent unemployed never goes above 9.5%.
Exactly! I say this all the time to whomever will listen: Food stamps are today's soup lines equivalent. The ignorant American public at large doesn't see actual soup lines of hungry people on TV, and a food stamp statistic just doesn't carry the same visceral impact.
So yeah, we ARE in a depression. With California already insolvent and paying vendors with worthless IOUs, how long do we think Big Brother can continue the charade?