Tag Archives: The Economist
May Day 2015: 5 Reasons Working People Are Pissed…
A repost from last year…ain’t a damn thing changed, so I just changed the year, changed the title a little, but other than that—it’s exactly the same. Nothing changes on New Year’s Day. How long must we sing this song? … Continue reading
PART 2: WHAT “RECOVERY”? WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?
Who can afford anything? Not many people, it seems. As noted in yesterday’s post, half of America cannot afford the house they are “buying,” while at the same time rents are skyrocketing, with the number of people who pay half … Continue reading
BANKS GET FREE MONEY, YOU GET JACK-OLA
“Quantitative easing” (QE) is a fancy, bullshit banker term for “We’re going to give free money to banks and it’s going to come out of your pocket.” Of course, as we all know by now, the money that was and … Continue reading
MAY DAY 2014: WORKING MEN SHOULD BE PISSED
So it’s International Worker’s Day…to paraphrase D. Boon from the video above, I’ll put it in simple words why working men (and women) are (or should be) pissed… 1. Banks got bailed out by workers while banks continue to prey … Continue reading