Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 05/26/2010 5:34:31 PM PDT by Starman417
"The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher
Private pay shrinks to historic lowsPaychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds.
At the same time, government-provided benefits — from Social Security, unemployment insurance, food stamps and other programs — rose to a record high during the first three months of 2010.
Those records reflect a long-term trend accelerated by the recession and the federal stimulus program to counteract the downturn. The result is a major shift in the source of personal income from private wages to government programs.
Read more at floppingaces.net...
Perhaps this has been asked before however just in case it hasn't been asked, can't we just print some more money and have Barrack spread it around?
Is there a transportation shortage because of the gulf calamity to stifle relocation?
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