Nine Reasons the Economy is Not Getting Better

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The Rich continue to just get richer because we feed into the whole thing. If we stop eating out and these fast food places and stop buying name brand crap, or stop going to the movies. These people make hand over fist and do nothing to support us when we support the crap outta them. I red somewhere Jennier Aniston paid $5000.00 for a pair of Capri pants. I wanted to vomit. Have you seen these lux parties they throw for thier Teens? Spending thousands of dollars. If Jenn can spend that much on a pair of half pants she can afford to help out with the economy. The reason the economy is falling so hard is becuase the middle class has gotten to the point where they refuse to support it. We are being frugel and tight with our money now. Let the Rich take on some freaking burden for once. Middle class is Taxed TO DEATH!!! In the meantime Jen go to walmart you can get 10 pair of capri pants for unde 100 bucks use your money wiser. I actually can't even stand to look at her now knowing that she spent that much on something so trivial. Makes you wonder what elese they waste gobs of money on while the rest of us suffer. Oh and the poor ............85 % of them are not even legal americans and 10 are just freaking lazy free loading jerks. There is a small 5 % that are just simply down on thier lucky can't catch a break. HELP YOUR MIDDLE CLASS THAT ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! SET UP NEW TAX BREAKS , PROVIDE THOSE WHO HAVE A steady job for more than two months at a time with better rates in health care. I think there should be an adopt a middle class family program where you give them a house and cars that work and don't tax them. WE HAVE EARNED IT YOU RICH AND POOR HAVE BEEN SUCKING THE LIFE OUTTA US LONG ENOUGH!!!

SHan of CA 6:55PM August 09, 2011

Why dont we stop the sale of all foreign products in this country. Stop american companies from building factories in other countries. Stop foreigners from working in our country. Quit helping other countries when are own is messed up. Stop the internet day trading of the stock markets.
Put a cap on elction campaigns like $10,000. No one can spend more than that campaigning. Sounds crazy but it would be an even playing field and maybe someone good could afford to run.
Why does it seem the more money you make the better the person you are in this country. I used to make a very good living until the economy got worse (self employed contractor). My credit score has gone down but I'm the same person I was 2 years ago. What I cant believe is that I was shopping around for different insurance and my credit score played a role in my insurance prices. I dont drive any different when I made more money and things were better. Actualy I drive less because I have less work. Why is this. Sometimes I wonder why I try so hard. If I cant get rich I might as well go poor because this middle class life sucks.

Bill Hoffer of WI 8:02PM June 03, 2010

*They always want you to focus on taxes; and not all of the other fees, and ways that they get our money!
*Politicians should experience write-ups, and disciplinary actions just as the rest of US.
*Many people could avoid foreclosures, and evictions; if people would pay them $100/wk. to live in their homes, etc. You could move in a total of 13 or 18 people into your home. Of oourse, there are many rules against saving your own residence in that way...
*I want to hear about some huge Haiti, DR, and PR drug busts, etc. Yet, then again some people there could utilize some of that crap to anethetize their pain and hungers... Why don't we hear about the drug lords there being arrested? Are they their politicians, and military???
*America comes back when it manages itself; and stops trying to manage everywhere else...
*53,000,000 + people reside in 6 SE USA States FL GA AL TN SC & NC...

Nick G. D. of GA 5:56PM January 26, 2010

They can stop taxing us to death.

Ben of MN 11:11AM November 20, 2009

I think it’s all the foreigners that keep coming in to be country I mean come on can we just get up and go to some of the other contras? the answer to that is heck no we can go to Mexico and may get a good job but we can’t just buy a home like they can or rent one I mean we are only allowed 90 days at a time but they get to come to the use and work I think they need to pass a law that you need to be a us citizen to buy a home in America. And that will lead to the end of job loss!!!!!!!

steven of GA 7:12PM November 10, 2009

What we should demand is instead of bailing out all these big companies that are in trouble like Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac 87 BILLION.... They should have devided that money up between every man women and child above the age of 18 who are genuine American citizens and after taxes would have given a 3 family household whose ages were 18 aand above almost 1 MILLION dollars now thats a stimulus plan and wouldjump start the economy quick WE AS AMERICAN
citizens have worked and paid for it and deserve it as we have earned it already but our government will waste our money throwing it after bad and excessive spending and people who are in dire straights can't get the help they need but illegal aleins can get what they need. We need to MAKE our government work for us not us for them. FIRE everyone in congress and start over put people in place that love this country and what its supposed to be about.
Both parties blame each other for the mess were in but the facts are the 542 people who make up our congress are responsible and should be held accountable ..

Tex Blanque of 6:57PM November 01, 2009

I know many economitsts do not want to say that a depression is brewing, but I believe it is already in the works. The fact that people arn't spending, there are no available jobs, and the government has no money to help......cause they are in debt too......is going to make for the worst American financial nightmare ever! I do believe that America needs a revolution of sorts to change our whole economic system, it definitely needs to be changed for the good of all people.......not just the few!

Clinton Rusthoven of NV 9:55PM October 25, 2009

When are the people going to wake up most of the comments I have read blame 1 party or the other. This is what the government wants you to do; they are all crooks. It dosen't matter who is in the White House or controls Congress. The only thing the government does is spend money and the money is not theirs. First they line their own pockets and then give it to banks, Wall street, or big corporations because that is where they will get a job after they are out of office.

rob of AZ 4:46PM September 25, 2009

Why hasn't anyone brought up how the National Do Not Call List is having a major negative affect on the economy by restricting companies that use telemarketing to generate appointments/leads for their sales reps? This affects all in home sales companies e.g. home improvement, basement waterproofing, security systems, air/water purification plus mortgage companies, leasing companies, telesales companies, etc...Because of the NDNC companies are not starting up or growing and going out of business. I am a Sales/Marketing Consultant for 20 years with 75% of my experience being in the Telemarketing industry; I myself lost a high six figure position because of the NDNCL.

Dan Cinquegrana of NJ 1:37PM August 28, 2009

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SELF EMPLOYED AND WORK AS INDEPENDENT CONTACTORS LIKE SALES PEOPLE??? THEY DONT/CANT CLAIM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SO THE SO CALLED UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES ARE WAAAAAY OFF THE MARK!!!!

Dan Cinquegrana of NJ 1:12PM August 22, 2009