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Thursday, July 23, 2015

12 Ways The Economy Is Already In Worse Shape Than It Was During The Depths Of The Last Recession

Did you know that the percentage of children in the United States that are living in poverty is actually significantly higher than it was back in 2008? When I write about an “economic collapse”, most people think of a collapse of the financial markets.

And without a doubt, one is coming very shortly, but let us not neglect the long-term economic collapse that is already happening all around us. In this article, I am going to share with you a bunch of charts and statistics that show that economic conditions are already substantially worse than they were during the last financial crisis in a whole bunch of different ways. Unfortunately, in our 48 hour news cycle world, a slow and steady decline does not produce many “sexy headlines”. Those of us that are news junkies (myself included) are always looking for things that will shock us. But if you stand back and take a broader view of things, what has been happening to the U.S. economy truly is quite shocking. The following are 12 ways that the U.S. economy is already in worse shape than it was during the depths of the last recession…

#1 Back in 2008, 18 percent of all Americans kids were living in poverty. This week, we learned that number has now risen to 22 percent

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

All I know is, under Pres. Bush, the 529 plans I set up for kids was flatlining as it is tied to an index fund. Since Pres. Obama took over, the rate of return has been amazing. Like it or not, the stock market loves a Democrat as POTUS, and has for the last 30+ years.

Anonymous said...

Thank you, mr. POTUS. What more are going to do to us before you are happy. Time for the trump card. map