i 'ii give you two examples that most people can relate to. Back in 1988 basic cable tv in my area was $9.99 per month. Today for the same cable it is $73.00 per month. That's almost a 650 percent increase over a 25 year period. In that same time frame my wages doubled or an increase of 100 %. I'll also throw in that i...more

In a  capitalist society unless you are among the very wealthy you can never escape working for the company store. No matter how many hours you and  your spose work trying to stay afloat the people who have or control the goods and services that you need to exist for day to day living just increase their prices and tak...more

There is no individual worth that amount of money. The combined medium income for a working couple is around $50,000 per year. Many of these same companies that pay the CEO these ridiculous wages pay their blue collar workers that actually produce the goods that make the company profitable a non living wage based on a ...more

I've slaved for 46 years working for various companies to eke out a very simple life style. I've lived a very conservative life only taking 2 expensive vacations my entire life. I am a jack of all trades having built my own house using my own money there for never having to deal with a mortgage and to this day do all m...more

Wouldn't it just be much simpler to get the words population under control then we wouldn't have to worry about living under ground like  moles or venturing to other planets to live.

The government has been putting out phony inflation numbers for years. Figures don't lie but liars do the figuring. The repercussions of that is a big part of where we are at economically as a country today. The government uses these figures to screw the elderly on their SS benefits and most employers now base employee...more

After having been in the workforce for 46 years I have finally figured it out. In a capitalist society if you are in the middle or lower  income brackets you are working for the company store. The people who own the non discretionary items that you need to survive and the local, state and federal taxes you pay command ...more

This market is nothing more than a giant ponzzi scheme. My advice to you is screw them before they can screw you.

Anyone who does not believe in an honest days work for an honest day's pay and each new generation should should have it a little better off than the one preceding it is not a true American.