OK Charley Brown, what's up with this article?  We all know the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer and the ol' Middle Class is shrinking out of existence.   Why you ask?  It's because the working Middle Class has taken the brunt of this poor economy since 2009 and we are scared to death!  "Joei...more

Yes, I'll be there!

I will never give up trying, how dare a poll say this.  The reality is that no one wants to group together and show Washington and the big corporations that we are sick and tired of their crap.   I am planning a Middle Class Rights march on Washington D.C.   So, all of you that are blogging here reply to my blog and ...more

Your statement is true.

The speculators are a joke! Too much politics and greed for the Middle class to get ahead. In 2008, prior to the Recession (BTW, it hasn't ended), the Middle class (myself as an example) was able to pay their bills, go on a yearly vacation and still have a little money to put into savings (whether it be a CD, IRA or 4...more

MSN:  please post this article again with the results.

Too much politics and greed for the Middle class to get ahead.  In 2008, prior to the Recession (BTW, it hasn't ended), the Middle class (myself as an example) was able to pay their bills, go on a yearly vacation and still have a little money to put into savings (whether it be a CD, IRA or 401k).   After 2009, I have...more

You surely are upset about something SRTdriver.  Maybe it is because, just like you, the Republicans' and Democrats WILL not compromise.  I do not know how old you are but I am 57 and I remember that compromise was a thing we ALL had to do to get along, with each other and in our government.   I am sorry for you.  Ma...more

The Dow should never have made it to 12,000, let alone 10,000.  It is inflated like the egos of the traders, bankers, corporate CEO's and our so-called trusted government officials.   I still say "No taxation without Middle Class representation".  The time is near when these selfish people will get theirs.