The end of World War Two coincided with the bouncing baby birth of America’s middle class.
Most Europeans were weaned on the canned products of the American entertainment industry.
Many Europeans aspired to reach American living standards, to share their abundant confidence, upon which it seemed the sun would never set. What happened?
America reaped the reward of its victory; it seemed their middle classes could be assured of a lifestyle equalled only by Sweden, Luxembourg or Switzerland.
Sadly, America’s biggest export has since been jobs; most manufactured goods, as in the case of the United Kingdom, were subcontracted abroad.
No way could the white- and blue-collar classes compete with the far lower-paid employees of Far Eastern workshops.
According to U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, America lost an average of 15 manufacturing facilities every day. By 2010, this figure reached 23 factories a day.
The haemorrhage of lost jobs coincided with a rate of inflation. This outstripped growth in wages and tens of millions of comfortably off Americans sank below overwhelming debt. Since 1971, consumer debt has risen by 1700%.
The number seeking financial assistance from government agencies has spiked, but has further to go. More Americans fell into poverty than ever before, and the trend is accelerating.
Living costs across the board have risen astronomically. The American tourist is an endangered species, though many entrepreneurial Americans are making a good living elsewhere in the world.
If you think the economy in Greece, Germany or the UK is depressing, then you will identify with America’s problems.
Only 55.3% of United States citizens between the ages of 16 and 29 are employed. The working population of the U.S. is 240 million but 100 million of them are unemployed.
Since 2000, millions of middle-class Americans have learned to adapt to a hand-to-mouth Skid Row existence.
For those who like statistics, according to the New York Times, 100 million Americans are either living in ‘the poverty zone’ or what is known as ‘the fretful zone.’ We call it nail-biting; what you do when the bills landing on the doormat exceed your income.
As so often, when it is every man for himself, the elderly and the young suffer most.
34% of elderly Americans live in or near poverty; 39% of children live in equal distress. Another casualty is the U.S. housing market. As recently as 2006, the housing stock was valued at 22.7 trillion. Since then, $6.5 trillion disappeared.
Many former iconic manufacturing cities, such as Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Dayton in Arizona now resemble ghost towns.
Mile after mile vandalised, shuttered commercial buildings; their epitaphs scrawled in graffiti.
These cities’ populations have shrunk by 50%, and 18.9% of homes lie empty without much chance of a buyer.
Ironic perhaps that today the world’s image of the United States is not that of a carefree middle-class lifestyle but a buoyant arms industry that reduces other parts of the world to resemble something like today’s Detroit.
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Hi Mike, I really like your picture ! We can say without a doubt that, forgetting all his presidential promises, Trump betrayed Americans ! 78732
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Import the third world and become a fourth world turd.
There is no magic soil and the New Man workers utopia has no middle class as the comrades always snuff them out.
Why no movies from Hymiewood about the Bolshevik slaughterfest of 60 million in CCCP because they intend to repeat it?
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American ExceptionalismFifty Ways The American Dream Has Become A NightmareI’ve realized the astonishing disconnect that the vast majority of United States citizens have from reality for a long, long time. So much so, that for the last few years I have been compiling an ever-expanding list on what is known as American exceptionalism.An overwhelming amount of the citizens in the United States still think they live in the greatest country on Earth. A Republic based on democratic principles with a Bill of Rights that protects their civil liberties. The true hard cold facts are, that despite some stirring phrases without much binding force, the ultimate concern of the United States Constitution is the protection of private property and wealth at the very top against the masses, therefore making any chance of a legitimate democratic reversal impossible. Why do you think 55 of our rich founding Fathers convened in secret and wrote the United States Constitution behind locked doors that were protected by armed guards? The land of the free and home of the brave and apple pie and Chevrolet has morphed into game theory chaos for absolute dictatorial control and unprecedented profits where the collective is trying to assimilate us to believe that resistance is futile. It isn’t.by Mark R. Elsis, August 8, 2014http://AmericanExceptionalism.net
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I was visiting relatives in the US in 1970. One cousin’s husband said, flat out, that the goal was to destroy the middle class. Another, when asked about political party preference, said “It doesn’t matter. Either way, they enter with large campaign debts but after after two terms are millionaires”, the described how the wheels were greased. Cynicism is a family trait. Over the decades, I have been astonished how many Americans, mostly good, well meaning, people that I have met, buy into the fable. There is no question the resources to be what the fable is, exist. The reality is that the overwhelming majority don’t understand “No man is an island” and believe “Every man, unless you are a commie, is an island” making them easy pickings for George Carlin’s “Big Club”.
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It might not be so bad joining the third world if the rest of the world did not hate you for all you have done for the Zionists (International Jew, National Jew, same jew) cause. Setup as Pretorian guards (active branch, Dept of War), to be dumped as the Caligulas. jews remain the light on the hill for their Belt Road jew world order.
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People in USA and Europa and Canada all is truth living in their cars. High rents and rental corporations that are becoming the big and keep stealing from renters money. One day will come back pay back will be comes. Make USA great again has no meaning any more indeed, Any questions please see this youtube video before is taken off, And please donate one FISH and CHIPS to MR Micheal Welsh. Thank you and bless you happy 4 of July 2026
to all poor, homeless living in car or in mansions. We must not forgotten our troop are protecting us from Islam o Fascist now. Also God Bless troops of USA , Canada and Europa!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pcDKYLIHXY The New Face of America: Inside the Second Great Depression
As an American who had an injury, most of us are literally one event from poverty and homelessness. Our country is so broken.
They call it, the American Dream, because you have to be Asleep to believe it.
– Comedian George Carlin!
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