The Middle Class in America Is Radically Shrinking. Here Are the Stats to Prove it
Posted Jul 15, 2010
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-u.s.-middle-class-is-being-wipe...
From The Business Insider
(Video) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38363219#38363219
Editor's note: Michael Snyder is editor of theeconomiccollapseblog.com
The 22 statistics detailed here prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in America.
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at a staggering rate. Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most prosperous middle class in the history of the world, but now that is changing at a blinding pace.
So why are we witnessing such fundamental changes? Well, the globalism and "free trade" that our politicians and business leaders insisted would be so good for us have had some rather nasty side effects. It turns out that they didn't tell us that the "global economy" would mean that middle class American workers would eventually have to directly compete for jobs with people on the other side of the world where there is no minimum wage and very few regulations. The big global corporations have greatly benefited by exploiting third world labor pools over the last several decades, but middle class American workers have increasingly found things to be very tough.
Here are the statistics to prove it:
• 83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people.
• 61 percent of Americans "always or usually" live paycheck to paycheck, which was up from 49 percent in 2008 and 43 percent in 2007.
• 66 percent of the income growth between 2001 and 2007 went to the top 1% of all Americans.
• 36 percent of Americans say that they don't contribute anything to retirement savings.
• A staggering 43 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved up for retirement.
• 24 percent of American workers say that they have postponed their planned retirement age in the past year.
• Over 1.4 million Americans filed for personal bankruptcy in 2009, which represented a 32 percent increase over 2008.
• Only the top 5 percent of U.S. households have earned enough additional income to match the rise in housing costs since 1975.
• For the first time in U.S. history, banks own a greater share of residential housing net worth in the United States than all individual Americans put together.
• In 1950, the ratio of the average executive's paycheck to the average worker's paycheck was about 30 to 1. Since the year 2000, that ratio has exploded to between 300 to 500 to one.
• As of 2007, the bottom 80 percent of American households held about 7% of the liquid financial assets.
• The bottom 50 percent of income earners in the United States now collectively own less than 1 percent of the nation’s wealth.
• Average Wall Street bonuses for 2009 were up 17 percent when compared with 2008.
• In the United States, the average federal worker now earns 60% MORE than the average worker in the private sector.
• The top 1 percent of U.S. households own nearly twice as much of America's corporate wealth as they did just 15 years ago.
• In America today, the average time needed to find a job has risen to a record 35.2 weeks.
• More than 40 percent of Americans who actually are employed are now working in service jobs, which are often very low paying.
• or the first time in U.S. history, more than 40 million Americans are on food stamps, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that number will go up to 43 million Americans in 2011.
• This is what American workers now must compete against: in China a garment worker makes approximately 86 cents an hour and in Cambodia a garment worker makes approximately 22 cents an hour.
• Approximately 21 percent of all children in the United States are living below the poverty line in 2010 - the highest rate in 20 years.
• Despite the financial crisis, the number of millionaires in the United States rose a whopping 16 percent to 7.8 million in 2009.
• The top 10 percent of Americans now earn around 50 percent of our national income.
Giant Sucking Sound
The reality is that no matter how smart, how strong, how educated or how hard working American workers are, they just cannot compete with people who are desperate to put in 10 to 12 hour days at less than a dollar an hour on the other side of the world. After all, what corporation in their right mind is going to pay an American worker 10 times more (plus benefits) to do the same job? The world is fundamentally changing. Wealth and power are rapidly becoming concentrated at the top and the big global corporations are making massive amounts of money. Meanwhile, the American middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence as U.S. workers are slowly being merged into the new "global" labor pool.
What do most Americans have to offer in the marketplace other than their labor? Not much. The truth is that most Americans are absolutely dependent on someone else giving them a job. But today, U.S. workers are "less attractive" than ever. Compared to the rest of the world, American workers are extremely expensive, and the government keeps passing more rules and regulations seemingly on a monthly basis that makes it even more difficult to conduct business in the United States.
So corporations are moving operations out of the U.S. at breathtaking speed. Since the U.S. government does not penalize them for doing so, there really is no incentive for them to stay.
What has developed is a situation where the people at the top are doing quite well, while most Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to make it. There are now about six unemployed Americans for every new job opening in the United States, and the number of "chronically unemployed" is absolutely soaring. There simply are not nearly enough jobs for everyone.
Many of those who are able to get jobs are finding that they are making less money than they used to. In fact, an increasingly large percentage of Americans are working at low wage retail and service jobs.
But you can't raise a family on what you make flipping burgers at McDonald's or on what you bring in from greeting customers down at the local Wal-Mart.
The truth is that the middle class in America is dying -- and once it is gone it will be incredibly difficult to rebuild.
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There are people in this country who want a government and society similar to our Latin American neighbors. One percent very rich people and 99% drones with little or no money.
All across America, it is happening. People are hurting.
For some, this economy may be turning around. But millions of families are at risk of going hungry in one of the richest nations on earth. The number of Americans visiting local food pantries has jumped 30 percent in the past two years alone. And here, in this rural region of Ohio, the very heart of America, the need is especially urgent...the stories poignant.
Tonight, a very personal look inside the lives of families who’ve had it all vanish – jobs, homes, and dreams. How do you choose between paying your bills and feeding your kids? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38382773/ns/dateline_nbc-america_now
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38380069#38380069
Statements made are the opinion of the writer who is exercising his first amendment right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are generally permitted.
"The number of Americans visiting local food pantries has jumped 30 percent in the past two years alone"
Who has been in charge of Congress for the past two years?
And who has been in charge of the WhiteHouse for almost two of the longest years on record?
Don't blame me,
I didn't vote for a socialist.
Dems have had congress since Nov 2006..
Dems have had Congress since 2006-
Congress:
Writes Laws
Write Budgets to go with those Laws
Spends Money---trillions that we don't have and still they want more. Reminds me of cancer, with no offense to cancer.
Facts are stubborn things
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.-Ben Franklin
Target Corp. Spending Company Money on Republican Gubernatorial Candidate
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
By Martiga Lohn, Associated Press
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) - Here's something Target Corp. isn't advertising in its Sunday circular: The discount retailer is now a major donor to a group backing the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor.
And that's not sitting well with every Target shopper.
Under new laws allowing corporations to spend company money on election campaigns, the Minneapolis-based chain gave $150,000 to a Republican-friendly political fund staffed by insiders from departing GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration. The group, MN Forward, is running TV ads supporting state legislator Tom Emmer, the presumptive GOP nominee.
The corporate money is flowing since the U.S. Supreme Court threw out parts of a 63-year-old law that prohibited companies and unions from donating to campaigns for or against candidates. The decision, which came earlier this year, changed rules in about half the states. But the change is so new that experts don't have a good handle on the likely impact nationally. (MORE) http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/70011
Statements made are the opinion of the writer who is exercising his first amendment right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are generally permitted.
here's your socialist sign dogboy:
"American workers are extremely expensive, and the government keeps passing more rules and regulations seemingly on a monthly basis that makes it even more difficult to conduct business in the United States.
So corporations are moving operations out of the U.S. at breathtaking speed. Since the U.S. government does not penalize them for doing so, there really is no incentive for them to stay."
Democrats ARE penalizing them...that's why they are LEAVING dumbass...
Here's what your heros..the democrats have done in just four years to the American middle class:
2006 - The last year the GOP controlled both houses
4.6% unemployment
A robust 14,000 Dow
250B deficit (2.5% of GDP
1.2T debt
1.2M foreclosures
vs
2010 after 4 years of Democrat control
10+ real unemployment
a suspect 10,000 Dow
3T deficit (13% of GDP)
13T debt
2.5M foreclosures
Looks like the best thing we could do to save the middle class would be to outlaw the democrat party....but I'm sure you simply want to nationalize everything and all will be well again...
Eh...it's not working out so good for Chavez:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez
Maybe you should actually READ the blog that is the source of the article...
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/
As tom pointed out...in socialist nations the loyal party members are rich and live well...and the rest are simply poor...
Sen Kerry Tries to Dodge $500,000 Massachusetts Yacht Tax
http://www.dallasblog.com/201007241006861/dallas-blog/sen-kerry-tries-to...
And you grovel at their liberal feet and cry out...save us!!!
It's not a conspiracy if it's done right before you eyes...
"There's another reason for working inside the system. Dostoevski said that taking a new step is what people fear most. Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past and change the future. This acceptance is the reformation essential to any revolution. To bring on this reformation requires that the organizer work inside the system, among not only the middle class but the 40 per cent of American families – more than seventy million people – whose income range from $5,000 to $10,000 a year [in 1971]. They cannot be dismissed by labeling them blue collar or hard hat. They will not continue to be relatively passive and slightly challenging. If we fail to communicate with them, if we don't encourage them to form alliances with us, they will move to the right. Maybe they will anyway, but let's not let it happen by default."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_for_Radicals
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Son sees father's handiwork in convention
August 31, 2008
ALL THE elements were present: the individual stories told by real people of their situations and hardships, the packed-to-the rafters crowd, the crowd's chanting of key phrases and names, the action on the spot of texting and phoning to show instant support and commitment to jump into the political battle, the rallying selections of music, the setting of the agenda by the power people. The Democratic National Convention had all the elements of the perfectly organized event, Saul Alinsky style.
Barack Obama's training in Chicago by the great community organizers is showing its effectiveness. It is an amazingly powerful format, and the method of my late father always works to get the message out and get the supporters on board. When executed meticulously and thoughtfully, it is a powerful strategy for initiating change and making it really happen. Obama learned his lesson well.
I am proud to see that my father's model for organizing is being applied successfully beyond local community organizing to affect the Democratic campaign in 2008. It is a fine tribute to Saul Alinsky as we approach his 100th birthday.
L. DAVID ALINSKY
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/200...
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Reading Hillary Rodham's hidden thesis:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17388372/
Clinton senior thesis on Alinksy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_senior_thesis
The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy
http://archive.itvs.org/democraticpromise/
What you want dogboy.....you are getting in droves...
Some would have you believe that the last two decades marked by the beginning of the Reagan Revolution had no ill affect to where we now find ourselves. Reagan began the demise of the middle-class. His attacks on working Americans has had a chilling affect on living wage jobs, pensions, and a one earner household. The listing of statistics prove that whats good for corporate America is not always good for America. The country has lost so much revenue producing good jobs that it now finds itself near bankrupt. The push for a service economy while importing all that we consume is a corporate dream world. Giving tax breaks to the top 5% while engaging in two unfunded wars was to squander our future economic security. The wealthy thought they would not be affected by this rush to greed. They thought wrong! Right now while we squander tens of billions a month in wars costs our competitors are building a economic power the world has never seen. They, China, is not defending the world alone they use their wealth to buy commodities, farm ground, infrastructure modernization. Wall Street has written off America they look to invest in third world economies where the labor is cheap and Americans will buy all they produce. Bankers aren't stupid they too have seen the light on American future and are not loaning here. While our government gives away billions to Pakistan and Haiti the world is not reciprocating. Recently the gulf coast was offered aid to the oil spilled region. The world offers were not free as we have done for them. The offers reveal a hard truth about the United States' international friendships: With the U.S. widely regarded as the world's wealthiest nation, there is a double standard regarding foreign aid after a crisis, especially with offers from relatively poor countries.
U.S. disaster aid is almost always free of charge; other nations expect the U.S. to pay for help. The Haiti aid is another example America gave 100 Billion China 1million to Haiti. Much of the American aide was borrowed from China.
Statements made are the opinion of the writer who is exercising his first amendment right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are generally permitted.
Is anyone bothering to look at the stats that they provide to supposedly back up their assertion that the middle class is shrinking? It clearly shows that the middle class is GROWING and becoming WEALTHIER. (At least when I looked at the first chart they provided - I didn't bother to move beyond that given what I saw).
Now first, as far as I can tell in following the links, no one is saying where the data for the first statistic comes from. It does say something about a "Lending Tree Report", but what report? What was it based on? When was it done? But moving on ....
Click thru the link, and then the 22 stats 'detailed here' link, and look at the first one titled "83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people." Do you see what this chart says?
Yes, in 2001 (never mind that they are using data almost 10 years old), 83% of the stocks where held by the top 1% (although they don't say 1% of what - based on income, wealth, what?). But look at 1962 - 94% of all stocks were held by the top 1% in 1962.
Since then, the lower 40% have increased their holdings by 6 fold between 1962 and 2001; the middle 20% (from 40% to 60%) and the next 20% increased their holdings 10 fold; 80% to 99% increased from 4 to 9 fold; and the top 1%? By a third. Yeah, it really sounds like the middle class is dying. So, the 'rich' increased their stock holdings by 33% while the rest of the chart increased their holdings 400% to 1000%. Explain to me how this is a 'shrinking' middle class?
Now, I have not bothered to look at the other 'statistics' they are using to support the assertion that the middle class is shrinking, because they have so fatally interpreted the first one, how can you trust anything they say?
Wealth, Income, and Power
by G. William Domhoff, Sociology Dept., University of California
September 2005 (updated July 2010)
http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html
This will answer some of the skeptics!
Statements made are the opinion of the writer who is exercising his first amendment right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are generally permitted.
Now you are providing contradictory information. According to this link, the top 1% owns 38% of stocks and mutual funds as of 2007, so in 6 years they have lost 45% of their holdings?
And another chart shows that the wealthiest 1% (which again, doesn't appear to be defined, so who knows how they are coming up with the numbers) peaked in 1929, then fluctuated quite a lot, and peaked again in 1985 - and has gone down since then. So how is that illustrating or proving that the middle class is shrinking?
Now, at least, the article does admit that 'wealth' is not a zero-sum gain - meaning the rich do not get richer at the expense of the poor, but that all can grow in wealth as our economy creates wealth, as acknowledged by the above quote found not quite half way thru the article. Now if the bottom 80% grew in wealth, how can they be shrinking?
Please, give me something that can't be torn apart at a glance if you want to rebut my skepticism on your premise.
Figure 7: CEOs' average pay, production workers' average pay, the S&P 500 Index, corporate profits, and the federal minimum wage, 1990-2005 (all figures adjusted for inflation) http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html. Look at the chart and corresponding commentary. Now tell me how the free market works for the average Joe.
The Distribution of Wealth in America
http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/courses/so11/stratifica...
There is very little data about the distribution of wealth in America. There is one source, the Survey of Consumer Finances, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Board, that does provide data from 1983.
These data suggest that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a small number of families. The wealthiest 1 percent of families owns roughly 34.3% of the nation's net worth, the top 10% of families owns over 71%, and the bottom 40% of the population owns way less than 1%.
Statements made are the opinion of the writer who is exercising his first amendment right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are generally permitted.
Damn...you must really have a hard on for those hollywood liberals in beverly hills....
Or John Kerry and his 7 million dollar sail boat....
( he served in vietnam you know)
You really shouldnt bash Kennedy like that either:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/12/24/2008-12-24_caroline_...
Net worth +100 million
Hillery Clinton net worth 34 million
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0712/gallery.candidates.mon...
Bill Clinton net worth...+200 milion
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/presidents/bill-cli...
Al Gore net worth +100 million (if cap and trade go through it will be BILLIONS)
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/democrats/al-gore-n...
George Soros net worth +14 BILLION
The top three wealthiest senators are Democrats: John Kerry of Massachusetts, with a net worth of at least $164 million; Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, with a net worth of at least $111 million, and John "Jay" Rockefeller of West Virginia, with an estimated net worth of at least $82 million.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/
And you go to bat for these rich bastards everyday....for free....
What a sucker...
engage in COLLECTIVE BARGAINING with your company?
Polly want a cracker?
Maybe if you use ALL caps I will answer next time McNasty....
Not.
Dumbass.
Thank you for your intelligent, thoughtful post DeeDee.
Pup is paid per word by the Unions---mostly AFL-CIO.
He does a lot of cutting and pasting---makes his job easier ya know.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.-Ben Franklin
Look around Toledo and tell us how the economy is doing. We use to have disposable income to afford to go the movies now look around Toledo and you can see how your free market economy has closed up most of the movie theaters that has been a long time fixture since the 1960s http://www.toledoblade.com/article/20100711/ART09/100719969. Even developer Larry Dillin http://www.toledoblade.com/article/20100704/BUSINESS05/7030318 is having trouble with the mismanaged economy. Now Toledoans are taking matters into their own hands http://www.toledoblade.com/article/20100725/OPINION02/7240365 and are setting fires by frustrated residents performing free-lance, albeit illegal, acts of urban renewal. This could be just the beginning as the frustration level grows in an economy that produces no jobs and the Tea Party demands more drastic cuts from social services. Are you safe in Perrysburg, Whitehouse, or Bowling Green? Time will tell.
Statements made are the opinion of the writer who is exercising his first amendment right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are generally permitted.
"Look around Toledo and tell us how the economy is doing."
And remember which political party has been in control of Toledo for the past 40+ years.
Further proof that Democrats are bad for the economy. All you have to do is look around Toledo at the missing businesses, the boarded up windows, the lack of opportunity and lack of jobs.
Then remember which policital party has had control of Toledo for the past 40+ years. Is it any wonder America is in a recession, with over 10% real unemployment? Just look at what Democrats have done to Toledo and you will know why America is losing the middle class.
Don't blame me,
I didn't vote for a socialist.
As of 2010, Jackson township (Wood county)'s population is 919 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 22.53 percent.
The median home cost in Jackson township (Wood county) is $108,600. Home appreciation the last year has been -2.26 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Jackson township (Wood county)'s cost of living is 12.90% Lower than the U.S. average.
Jackson township (Wood county) public schools spend $5,136 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 18 students per teacher in Jackson township (Wood county).
The unemployment rate in Jackson township (Wood county) is 10.10 percent(U.S. avg. is 10.20%). Recent job growth is Negative. Jackson township (Wood county) jobs have Decreased by 6.87 percent.
Housing is on its a** in Wood county the McMansions go begging for owners at deep discount. Those that hid their income through the homeowner deduction are finding this asset class is generally depreciating. All the wealth building schemes are ruined from the Bankster debacle. President "W" spent a decade perfecting the schemes till 2008 when the house-of-cards collapsed.
Statements made are the opinion of the writer who is exercising his first amendment right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are generally permitted.
I'm not sure if you stealing information from http://www.bestplaces.com without giving due credit is plagiarism (which is illegal unless you are a Democrat).
So, to compare the same statistics from the same webstie you stole your info from.
As of 2010, Toledo Metro Area's population is 648,122 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -1.59 percent. (Republican Wood Co. PLUS 22.53%)
The median home cost in Toledo Metro Area is $90,880. Home appreciation the last year has been -2.26 percent. (Republican Wood Co. -2.26% also. The same as Lucas Co but the average cost per home is higher)
Compared to the rest of the country, Toledo Metro Area's cost of living is 16.80% Lower than the U.S. average.(Republican Wood Co.is only 12.90% Lower than the U.S. average) MEANING Democrat controlled Lucas County is worse off than Republican Wood Co.)
Toledo Metro Area public schools spend $6,112 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 65.2 students per teacher in Toledo Metro Area. (Republican Wood Co. spends about $500 less per student, $5,136 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 18 students per teacher while Democrat controlled Lucas Co. has 65 students per teacher. Those aren't school teachers in Lucas Co, those are zoo keepers.
The unemployment rate in Toledo Metro Area is 11.40 percent(U.S. avg. is 10.20%). Recent job growth is Negative. Toledo Metro Area jobs have Decreased by 6.87 percent. (Republican Wood Co. has gained Fed-Ex, Owens Illinois, and Xunlite from Lucas Co. and has unemployment rate of 10.10% while Lucas Co. unemployment is almost 1 full percentage point higher.
Looks like, when you compare line for line, Republican controlled Wood Co. is doing better than Democrat controlled Lucas Co. When you consider education, Republican controlled Wood Co. is doing a HELL OF A LOT BETTER than Democrat controlled Lucas Co.
Don't blame me,
I didn't vote for a socialist.
It includes Lucas, Wood, Fulton, and Ottawa Counties.
BTW, those numbers you posted are not even close to what bestplaces.net is claiming. Wood County did not grow by 22.53%, it grew by 4.53%. According to Census.gov, the Toledo MSA grew by 2% since 2000. The Toledo Metropolitan Area's population is 672,220, not 648,122. All of your numbers are off, so I'm left to wonder where you pulled them from.
Also of note, Xunlight is in Toledo on Nebraska Ave., not Wood County.
There's a city full of walls you can post complaints at
OK, since you are too damn stupid to look the crap up for yourself, I'll do it AGAIN for your ignorant lazy ass.
DoggieBoy said, among other things, "Compared to the rest of the country, Jackson township (Wood county)'s cost of living is 12.90% Lower than the U.S. average."
That quote was stolen directly from this link >
http://www.bestplaces.net/city/Jackson_township_(Wood_county)-Ohio.aspx
So, since the little bitch-boy cherry picked his information from ONE township (Jackson Township) in Wood County, I included the entire Toledo Metro area which is what the DogBoy insinuated HE had done for Wood County.
Had I ONLY chosen Lucas County, the numbers would be MUCH worse since the Toledo Metro Area INCLUDES Perrysburg, Here, look up for yourself how CRAPPY LUCAS COUNTY RATES.
http://www.bestplaces.net/County/Lucas-Ohio.aspx
On second thought, since you obviously cannot look up information for yourself and depend on others to do it for you, here are the numbers for Lucas County.
As of 2010, Lucas County's population is 437,986 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -3.74 percent.
The median home cost in Lucas County is $83,160. Home appreciation the last year has been -7.79 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Lucas County's cost of living is 18.50% Lower than the U.S. average.
Lucas County public schools spend $6,433 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 87.6 students per teacher in Lucas County.
The unemployment rate in Lucas County is 11.70 percent(U.S. avg. is 10.20%). Recent job growth is Negative. Lucas County jobs have Decreased by 6.87 percent.
Therefore, the numbers YOU claim that I posted wrong ("BTW, those numbers you posted are not even close to what bestplaces.net is claiming. Wood County did not grow by 22.53%, it grew by 4.53%)" ARE WHAT WOLFBOY quoted when he cherry picked Wood County..
If you want to bitch at someone for posting incorrect info, you picked the wrong person.
I gave accurate numbers taken directly from HERE. http://www.bestplaces.net/metro/Toledo-Ohio.aspx
YOU could have looked it up for yourself if you could figure out how or had 1/2 a brain.
Next time, make sure you know what the hell you are yapping about before you mouth off.
I will give you one. I did not mean Xunlite, I meant First Solar. All those Chinese scam companies confuse me.
Don't blame me,
I didn't vote for a socialist.
Yes the people are frustrated with 0bama's economy. And yes, I feel safe in my burb, and I am not going to hesitate to shoot any doggyboy that threatens me. :)
NA ,Obama gets on TV today and talks about helping small business, but out of the other side of his mouth he will be raising their taxes to 39% in January. He wants to bring them down so that they will be forced to accept government money that they don't want. The agenda is to take over every economic industry in America.... .
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
Out of curiosity, what brand of tin foil do you use?
What part of economics don't you understand, its really simple.
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
'I am not going to hesitate to shoot any doggyboy that threatens me. :)'
was there a threat issued? Point it out...
The threat > Recent job growth is Negative, he fears the likes of doggyboy who will follow Obama's plan to redistrubute NA's wealth and give it to others.
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
that constitutes a 'shooting' threat, not so subtly directed at someone who posts on here...some phoney plan to 'redistribute' NA's wealth'?
Insane. You people are certifiably whacked.
LMAO....nice try McNasty...you forgot the "Doggy boy who threatens me" part...
Nice try though...
I swear you are that whimpy kid from the third grade who ran to the teacher everytime they got bumped in the hall or didnt get picked for the dodgeball team...
Even HystericalMike got a gun to deal with threats and a stalker....is he insane too?
Hmmmm?
and what's the threat?
See, when you type something in an online public forum, you're usually accountable for your words.
I realize in your case that went out the window early on here...
oh, that reminds me, which trade union are you in again??
You're just a little pussy Mcnasty...a sniveling wrech of a manchild....missing his momma's teets...
The prototypical libtard loser who thinks he's mentally superiour....with an ego stoked by other libtards...
I stand by the statement....so if you're not a "terrorist supporter"...you got nothing to worry about you little puke...right?
And I'm not stupid enough to give you any more personal information....because you're a little narc...you'd love nothing better than to make a flurry of phone calls in a vain attempt to somehow punish me for my views...it's what libtards do...
Like a 3rd grader...running for the teacher...blubbering about the meanies on the playground called the internet...
I know exactly what you are trying to do....that dog wont hunt son...you're wasting your time...
But it's fun watching you make an even bigger ass out of yourself.....which I didnt think possible...
Yeah I peeped that inserection out some time ago . He trys to bait people into condeming themselves. As you said its that glorified superiour ego he has.
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
'phone calls'?
paranoid much? Now you sound like one of those 9/11 conspiracy theorists you love to rag on.
Hey, Sally, you're the avowed anti-Socialist, ranting on here for months at a time about Obama Marxist this and Obama Communist that...and you're a member of a union, of which you won't answer a single question about.
Right, Fellow Traveler?
So, again, do you and your union engage in Collective Bargaining with your company??
LMAO....like I said Mcnasty...utterly predicitble...keep phishing dumbass....You're like a broken record...
Is this is the part where you thought I would finally get all flustered and blurt out exactly which Union...launch a tirade of outraged denials etc...
LMAO...while you play checkers..I play chess...
You think you can push my buttons....yet you cant even find them...
You on the other hand...your buttons are easy to find...so they are easy to push...
Frickin hillarious....
Meh....I guess since you claim I am a closet commie ...then I should also know a "fellow traveler" when I see one...
Obama Is a marxist....Marxism is the basis for black liberation theology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_liberation_theology
time to re-post the video where they're outside the voting place putting the scare into all the 'whitey' voters of inner-city Philly....or the single loon screeching from a bullhorn about 'killing whiteys'.
For such an armed-to-the-teeth, tough-as-nails group like you and your palsys on here, those situations should be a day at the beach. Instead, the 'black guy is SO scary' card is trotted out yet again.
Hells bells, just take your union brothers along for protection. You guys all stick together, right? What's that you like to say....'Commies run in packs'....???
'
Get the quote right a least....it's "cowards run in packs"
Dumbass.
I'll have them stand in your driveway screeching from a bullhorn about 'killing whiteys'.
putting the scare into all the 'whitey' people that live at your house and will see how the 'black guy is not SO scary' then.
"For such an armed-to-the-teeth, tough-as-nails group like you and your palsys on here" you have no idea pal.
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
LOL, yeah, sure, this sounds like the unflustered Mr. Cool chess 'grand master' methodically working all the strategies:
'You're just a little pussy Mcnasty...a sniveling wrech of a manchild....missing his momma's teets...
The prototypical libtard loser who thinks he's mentally superiour....with an ego stoked by other libtards...
I stand by the statement....so if you're not a "terrorist supporter"...you got nothing to worry about you little puke...right?
And I'm not stupid enough to give you any more personal information....because you're a little narc...you'd love nothing better than to make a flurry of phone calls in a vain attempt to somehow punish me for my views...it's what libtards do...
Like a 3rd grader...running for the teacher...blubbering about the meanies on the playground called the internet'...
You ain't f*ckin' Bobby Fischer, that's for sure.
You in a chess union, too?
Ah...I see you liked that one.
And No I aint bobby fischer...he was a slug of a human being..another wrech of a manchild....much like yourself...
Have a nice day McNasty...
You're Boris Spassky....the Russian....he was probably in a union too; you know, being a Socialist and all....
*yawn*
Is that the best you can do?.....seriously?
I'm getting so bored playing with you, I'm gonna let you and your crew run the place for awhile.
It's all yours...by the time I get back, you'll have given me fresh material....
Knock yourself out and try not to shoot anyone.
You Finally got that hot date with Egress #2 eh?
"that constitutes a 'shooting' threat, not so subtly directed at someone who posts on here '.He said any doggyboy that could mean you, your friend, that guy overthere...
"some phoney plan to 'redistribute' NA's wealth", I know and Obama never made public statements to redistribute wealth right? You Liberals are good at a play on words, you often miss the intention of the point posted. Why? because that shows how disconnected you are..
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
you people are whacked.
The good news is that you never follow through with your overblown, self-inflated rhetoric, they're just words on a page. You know full well who he was referring to but don't have the stones to admit it.
Just words on a page except for yours right? "Overblown, self-inflated rhetoric” is your insinuation that this is a shooting threat directed at someone we know. It was not posted in the singular sense. Zeit was correct when he referred you in the sense of running home or calling the police everytime someone says boo to you. You can jump in my back pocket if NA scares you....
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
'Yes the people are frustrated
Submitted by Not Again on Tue, 2010-07-27 10:33.
Yes the people are frustrated with 0bama's economy. And yes, I feel safe in my burb, and I am not going to hesitate to shoot any doggyboy that threatens me. :)'
And so, my question was who or what is 'doggyboy' and what does 'am not going to hesitate to shoot' mean? Let's see, Wolfman started the thread and you and/or others here love to refer to him as 'dogboy' among other humerous nicknames.
also on same thread:
'here's your socialist sign
Submitted by Zeitgeist on Sun, 2010-07-25 03:03.
here's your socialist sign dogboy:
Anything else, pally?
Ah, your types on here don't scare anyone, because, again, it's all smoke, mirrors and blarney, but calling you out on your unique, speciality line of bullshit always a good day makes.
The comment made does not hold water in a wet paper bag in a court of law, in less it’s your court..What don't you get about the plural word of doggyboy. Its only bullshit because you’re confused, and your perception is warped. When you have ideals of a Liberal/Socialist/Progressive nature that tends to distort ones thinking...
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
a f*cking COURT OF LAW?
You actually TYPED that?
'When you have ideals of a Liberal/Socialist/Progressive nature that tends to distort ones thinking'...
That's it, eh? Do you have any semblance of a f*cking backbone?
Your the one that said it was a threat and he was responsible, alluding to some type of criminal offense. But wait, Is that outrage, frustration, yelling I detect in your response. Wow, its amusing when you use someones own rhetoric against them. How do you like the play on words pally.
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
Go call the cops McNasty....and record the call for us...I'd love to hear the reply you get...
I bet it will go something like this:
"911 dispatch...what is the nature of the emergency"
"well officer...someone's being mean to me on the internet"
*laughing in the backround*
*click*
*dial tone*
Waste of time. They'd never take you fools seriously, like I never do, but they might have a good belly laugh at your phoney-baloney line of bluster....
Your late what did you have to do wait for a break...
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
Shoot....
good belly laugh at your phoney-baloney line of > Right here shoot <,what do you think your playing an on line war game or some other shooting game...
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
Tread, am I a threat to you?
We and Wolfman are gonna sneak into your house and 're-distribute your wealth'....
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*snort*
BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
But remember the castle doctrine.
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
Do you often answer your own posts. This would be the exact post I would have wrote to you for calling the cops and telling them someone has said they will shoot any doggyboy who threatens them.
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*snort*
BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*snort*
BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You copy-and-pasted from your buddy the union guy....
well, I'll be back. You get together with your buddies, figure things out and see what other witty thoughts you can type up one here. Work on those 'snorts'....
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*snort*
BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
You owe me some money for copywrite violations...
*snicker*
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*snort*
BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! When I seen this I went BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*snort*
BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA This cracked me up bro...
"DON'T TREAD ON ME"..
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of our government are forced upon us"
Patrick Henry andTread...
Most of the Democrats in Toledo are nothing but Republicans who call themselves Democrats in order to get elected. Look at their ideaology and their behavior. They behave like Republicans.
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*snort*
BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!