Recession or Depression?

IM6under, Thank you SIR. I notice no rebuttals to what you said though. Wha-da-ya bet, this thread either dies or the victimhood blather just continues. Which side are you betting?

Dave

 

I'm voting/betting that the "victimhood blather" just continues... lol

if not here, elsewhere for sure...

 

I agree totally.I am just making a ''fact'' of the ''evil'' goverment we have...They are only a big ''mafia'' organazation...RIDING ON THE SHIRT TAILS OF THE ''WORKING MAN''

Just calling it as i see it.....

At first I thought this was funny...then I realized the awful truth of it.THIS IS OUR ''GOVERNMENT'' AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO US AMERICIANS FOR 100 YEARS NOW....WHEN DOES IT END?

Be sure to read all the way to the end!

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries,
then his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his A.Z.Z..
Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me to my doom..."

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the heck happened? Can you spell "politicians!"

And I still have to "press 1" for English!?!?!?!?

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 100 times!!!!! YOU can help it get there!!!!
GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!!!!!

 

Politicians, lawyers, bankers, and execs are also americans; as are their willing victims?

Willing because they did it to themselves and enjoyed the ride...

You can either earn and save and then buy what you want.

or???

You can get what you think you want, save nothing and then pay dearly later.

It is America and yes, we are all about choices... even stupid ones.

Doesn't make you a victim.

More suicidal, with buyers remorse.

 

If you got the money it's called advancing your interest...If not it's victim hood blathering. IF you find yourself constantly disdaining people in the same boat as you, or those down the ladder a bit, what does that say about yourself.. From my experience the object of ones disdain is the most telling thing people do.. "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"

 

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

 

About the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in
1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of
Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some
2000 years prior:

A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:

• From bondage to spiritual faith;
• From spiritual faith to great courage;
• From courage to liberty;
• From liberty to abundance;
• From abundance to complacency;
• From complacency to apathy;
• From apathy to dependence;
• From dependence back into bondage.

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I just think we're in a recession. That was the question.

 

Do you think that we are already in a depression ?
If not, how close are we ?