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Death of Democracy January 20, 200990

Obama Plans Fail as Economic Recession The Great Depression of 2009 Grows

Will the United States economic recession become the great 2009 depression? World Wide Depression 2009 or 2010. Hyperinflation is a guaranteed result of bailouts and stimulus, take that to the bank.

210 comments    money obama economy
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7 Main Differences between the Great Depression and what will be an even Greater Depression

There are 7 main differences between the Great Depression and what I think will be an even Greater Depression coming. Those differences are both economic and social as well as global. I'm going to make this...

22 comments    debt government credit cards
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Ghosts of the Great Depression - 1930s Poverty

Rochelle Frank’s Hub called Survival in the 1930's is an eye opening account of survival that many people born after 1960 probably cannot imagine -- Unless they were born into the poverty of the poorest Appalachian regions, the most destitute part of a rundown inner city, or a third world country. I have only a few stories to contribute.

27 comments    family home food
Afghanistan population pyramid in 2005, nearly identical as the United States' in the 1930's.  Notice the massive youth population that could support those who were 55 and up.86

Why Social Security Will Collapse

Social Security is an important topic in the United States, especially for Americans in the baby boomer generation and thus the aging population of the country. Many younger individuals ask "will the money...

12 comments    united states future crisis
Irene Dunne with friend in "The Awful Truth" 193785

Best Screwball Comedies of the 1930s

Irene Dunne with friend in "The Awful Truth" 1937 The 1930s comes up in the media a lot these days, but usually in a kind of a downer sort of way. Ushered in by the infamous stock market crash of 1929, the...

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Arizona - Poem - Found in an old territorial prison - Yuma

  " When my prayers were early said Who tucked me in my widdle bed And spanked my ass till it was red? Me Mudder Who lifted me from my cozy cot And set me on an ice cold pot And made me pee if...

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What are the similarities and differences between the events leading to the great depression and the recession we are...

Sir Dent asked, " What are the similarities and differences between the events leading up to the Great Depression and the recession we are currently experiencing?" That's a great question. I have opinions...

53 comments    finance politics depression
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Economic Depression Survival

June 11 Break the FED. The healthcare plan will finish off the United States Banking system and the treasury. The only salvation will be HIGH taxes. All the promises of tax reduction were nothing more...

12 comments    finance jobs obama
New York Daily Investment News V. 1 No. 137 Friday, October 25, 1929 Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagnertc/3218727004/ under Creative Commons Attribution License84

The Stock Market Chart 1929: What We Can Learn From the Crash and the Great Depression

Are we indeed in the Greatest Depression? Just because it's not called a depression by the economists or the media doesn't mean it's not one. As happened after the stock market crash of 1929, defining an economic depression often comes after the fact, with the advantage of hindsight. Look for clues in the 1929 stock market charts.

4 comments    stock market economic world war
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The United States Drought and Dust Bowl of 1930-1938

The years of 1930-1938 were a time of drought throughout the United States. This time of drought caused one of the largest population shifts in U.S. History. As the crops died, farmers and their families...

6 comments    education history united states
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