Despair

[indago]

From The New York Times 9 November 2015:
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A couple of weeks ago President Obama mocked Republicans who are “down on America,” and reinforced his message by doing a pretty good Grumpy Cat impression. He had a point: With job growth at rates not seen since the 1990s, with the percentage of Americans covered by health insurance hitting record highs, the doom-and-gloom predictions of his political enemies look ever more at odds with reality.

Yet there is a darkness spreading over part of our society. And we don’t really understand why.
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article (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/opinion/despair-american-style.html?ref=todayspaper)

They just can't figure it out...

Seems some of the Commenters can...

One Commenter wrote: "There is much discontent in the country: a political system that is unresponsive to the needs of most Americans; constant worry over job insecurity & long hours for those working; declining real wages for the 90%+ starting in the late 70’s; Inadequate wages for the bottom half living from one paycheck to the next aware their sacrifice may not improve the lives for their children; high unemployment rates for the invisible cast outs; two systems of justice depending on class; escalating costs of college making it more difficult for the children of the working class to afford it- amassing mortgages at graduation, starting work at lower wages & parents dipping into retirement savings to help with expenses; gnawing fear that retirement may be an impossibility."

[Gunny]

From The New York Times 9 November 2015:
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A couple of weeks ago President Obama mocked Republicans who are “down on America,” and reinforced his message by doing a pretty good Grumpy Cat impression. He had a point: With job growth at rates not seen since the 1990s, with the percentage of Americans covered by health insurance hitting record highs, the doom-and-gloom predictions of his political enemies look ever more at odds with reality.

Yet there is a darkness spreading over part of our society. And we don’t really understand why.
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article (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/opinion/despair-american-style.html?ref=todayspaper)

They just can't figure it out...

Seems some of the Commenters can...

One Commenter wrote: "There is much discontent in the country: a political system that is unresponsive to the needs of most Americans; constant worry over job insecurity & long hours for those working; declining real wages for the 90%+ starting in the late 70’s; Inadequate wages for the bottom half living from one paycheck to the next aware their sacrifice may not improve the lives for their children; high unemployment rates for the invisible cast outs; two systems of justice depending on class; escalating costs of college making it more difficult for the children of the working class to afford it- amassing mortgages at graduation, starting work at lower wages & parents dipping into retirement savings to help with expenses; gnawing fear that retirement may be an impossibility."

WHAT job growth, Goebbels? You mean they opened a few more McDonalds and Arby's?

[aboutime]

WHAT job growth, Goebbels? You mean they opened a few more McDonalds and Arby's?



Maybe somebody should tell those more than 90 MILLION Americans who have been out of work more than a year...how great LIES from the Obama Administration, and their expired Unemployment Benefits are so GREAT??

[Elessar]

What are the solutions?

Keep up with the Liberal mindset and reward laziness?

Or those poor misbegotten get off their ass, educate, improve, and pull up their bootstraps
and function?

[aboutime]

What are the solutions?

Keep up with the Liberal mindset and reward laziness?

Or those poor misbegotten get off their ass, educate, improve, and pull up their bootstraps
and function?

Agreed Elessar.
"Problem is. The Dems, and Obama, with Sanders all thrive, and cheer for the extension of Implementing Perpetual, and Permanent Socialism where citizens remain UNEDUCATED, and Easily Led. It causes the Uninformed to always believe Only Government can do their thinking, breathing, and living for them...because THEY ARE TOO LAZY TO DO ANYTHING FOR THEMSELVES...or be RESPONSIBLE. Dems and Obama need Democrat voters to be DEPENDENT for everything."
(a quote from aboutime)

[CSM]

Job growth because now we have a whole bunch of folks underemployed at wages that barely cover their cost of survival (cuz I always wanted to use my PhD to get a job as head friellator cook at McDonalds). Yay! Jobs are up! But there's more! We have more Americans covered by heath insurance than ever...because if you don't get health insurance, the government will fine the hell out of you until you do. Oh, and the good news is, those who had health insurance in the first place get to pay more than ever before! Yay! Everyone has health care insurance! Aaaaand we are not done yet! We now have a government that has managed to completely ignore the Constitution with a Judicial branch legislating from the bench, an Executive branch that has near dictatorial powers and refuses to enforce laws already on the books and Congress that steps aside and lets them do it. Yay! Let's hear it for "democracy"!

[indago]

Job growth because now we have a whole bunch of folks underemployed at wages that barely cover their cost of survival (cuz I always wanted to use my PhD to get a job as head friellator cook at McDonalds). Yay! Jobs are up! But there's more! We have more Americans covered by heath insurance than ever...because if you don't get health insurance, the government will fine the hell out of you until you do. Oh, and the good news is, those who had health insurance in the first place get to pay more than ever before! Yay! Everyone has health care insurance! Aaaaand we are not done yet! We now have a government that has managed to completely ignore the Constitution with a Judicial branch legislating from the bench, an Executive branch that has near dictatorial powers and refuses to enforce laws already on the books and Congress that steps aside and lets them do it. Yay! Let's hear it for "democracy"!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itAOGRiYRLI

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Job growth because now we have a whole bunch of folks underemployed at wages that barely cover their cost of survival (cuz I always wanted to use my PhD to get a job as head friellator cook at McDonalds). Yay! Jobs are up! But there's more! We have more Americans covered by heath insurance than ever...because if you don't get health insurance, the government will fine the hell out of you until you do. Oh, and the good news is, those who had health insurance in the first place get to pay more than ever before! Yay! Everyone has health care insurance! Aaaaand we are not done yet! We now have a government that has managed to completely ignore the Constitution with a Judicial branch legislating from the bench, an Executive branch that has near dictatorial powers and refuses to enforce laws already on the books and Congress that steps aside and lets them do it. Yay! Let's hear it for "democracy"!

:beer: :beer: :clap:

[Elessar]

Job growth because now we have a whole bunch of folks underemployed at wages that barely cover their cost of survival (cuz I always wanted to use my PhD to get a job as head friellator cook at McDonalds). Yay! Jobs are up! But there's more! We have more Americans covered by heath insurance than ever...because if you don't get health insurance, the government will fine the hell out of you until you do. Oh, and the good news is, those who had health insurance in the first place get to pay more than ever before! Yay! Everyone has health care insurance! Aaaaand we are not done yet! We now have a government that has managed to completely ignore the Constitution with a Judicial branch legislating from the bench, an Executive branch that has near dictatorial powers and refuses to enforce laws already on the books and Congress that steps aside and lets them do it. Yay! Let's hear it for "democracy"!

So much for Hope and Change..