A long (but very interesting) article about the long last effects of the economy

• Manhattan Buckeye

  http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/201003/jobless-america-future
  
  Its The Atlantic, so it is more about sociological effects, but still a very interesting read, and gave me something to do the last 30 minutes that I've been on hold with HP customer support.
• BoatShoes

  quite depressing
• Manhattan Buckeye

  The article or HP customer support?
• BoatShoes

  Manhattan Buckeye wrote: The article or HP customer support?

  Ha Both
• Footwedge

  Manhattan Buckeye wrote: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/201003/jobless-america-future
  
  Its The Atlantic, so it is more about sociological effects, but still a very interesting read, and gave me something to do the last 30 minutes that I've been on hold with HP customer support.

  I have stating everything from that article on these boards for the last 2 years...and it's always been "you're full of shit, Footwedge". But 2 years later, a national magazine posts the obvious, and now it becomes, interesting.
  
  SMH
• Footwedge

  The last paragraph sums it up.....
  
  "We are in a very deep hole, and we’ve been in it for a relatively long time already. Concerns over deficits are understandable, but in these times, our bias should be toward doing too much rather than doing too little. That implies some small risk to the government’s ability to continue borrowing in the future; and it implies somewhat higher taxes in the future too. But that seems a trade worth making. We are living through a slow-motion social catastrophe, one that could stain our culture and weaken our nation for many, many years to come. We have a civic—and indeed a moral—responsibility to do everything in our power to stop it now, before it gets even worse. "
  
  But the rad lefties and the rad righties that stink up all political boards love to carry on with their talking points of the day dealt out to each side from their own private pundit...and nothing ever changes.
  
  The outsourcing of American labor, the disappearance of the middle class, and the endless spiral into further and further unmanageable national debt....and the only common theme is....it's the other party's fault.
• bigmanbt

  I'd like to hear your suggestions for what we need to do Foot. Changes we can make now that would help.
• Gobuckeyes1

  ...and the only common theme is....it's the other party's fault.

  Our current political environment summed up in one concise statement.
  
  Both sides would rather see the entire country fail than work with the other side or give them any credit at all.