Oct 17 2009

Government Tax Receipts Down 20 Percent Year over Year: Wall Street Banks Earning Billions. The Unsustainable Economic Course.

The Congressional Budget Office puts out a long term analysis examining the economic health of the United States each year.  In major recessions like the one we are in right now, these reports provide a projection into the future but the most important indicators like taxes are in a state of flux.  It is also […]

Oct 3 2009

Economy Losing 11,000 Jobs per day since December of 2007. 824,000 Jobs Lost in Statistical Revision: 8 Million Jobs Lost Since Start of Recession. Nationwide Unemployment Rate at 17 Percent.

Since the start of this deep recession back in December of 2007 some 7.2 million jobs have been lost in the official BLS reports.  The official non-farm employment has dropped from 138 million to 130 million.  Think of it this way, for 21 months we have lost on average over 11,000 jobs per day.  As […]

Sep 28 2009

The Long Lost City of Detroit: The Economic and Financial Pain of Motor City. How Detroit went from 1.8 Million to 912,000 Residents. 28.9 Percent Unemployment.

There is no other city in the United States that highlights the Achilles Heel of the current financial crisis like Detroit Michigan.  Detroit Michigan had a booming population from 1870 to 1950.  In 1870 Detroit had 79,577 residents and in 1950 Detroit had a stunning 1.8 million.  The massive boom came with the growth of […]

Sep 26 2009

35 Million Americans on Food Stamps: 12 Percent of U.S. Population on Food Stamps Highest Since Records Kept in 1969.

There are a few statistics that you can look at to see actual human pain in the real economy.  You can look at the recent stock market rally yet even a 50+ percent rally is unable to create jobs or stem the economic pain of those at the lower end of the economic spectrum.  Looking […]

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