Soloman_The_Wise
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I wonder why so many people just overlook the impacts of Nafta on todays economic environment I Liked slick willy as much as the next guy but give him credit where credit is due Bush was incompetent but he did not create the issue he just did nothing to fix it and let it rage out of control while he was out warmongering...
kingblaze84
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Soloman the Wise;5560485 said:
Yeah NAFTA has ruined America in so many ways, companies are very willing to ship labor overseas to save money, it does make the cost of goods here cheap but the cost to American workers has been shorter paychecks and raises that almost never come now. I don't even wana see what the American economy will look like in 10, 20 years.....unemployment went down this week but the quality of jobs available remains weak and low wage. Feel sorry for most people graduating college this year, the labor force is gona shock ya'll
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kingblaze84
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mc317;5542033 said:
It's good to know there's always an option if things get worse lol
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kingblaze84
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Society is slowly breaking down cuz of the problems facing young people these days, from high unemployment to prospects of low wage jobs, to worse, the very high cost of living these days.....a serious riot broke out in Brooklyn NY last night over a kid who got shot and killed by cops.....mind you the kid pointed a gun at the cops and young people still rioted smh..... It shows how frustrated some people feel about living in America these days
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...vigil-16-year-old-shot-cops-article-1.1285755
'There’s a lot of anger here': Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16-year-old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray, who was fatally wounded by a police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction, turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops, tossing bottles and creating a melee.
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops, car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head.
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD’s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani (Kiki) Gray, 16, killed by police bullets on Saturday.
In the aftermath of the riot, as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass, City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community.
“There’s a lot of anger here,” said Williams, whose district includes the riot zone. “This isn’t just from one particular shooting. A whole community has not been heard for far too long.”
But the procession, peaceful at first, turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles, police sources and witnesses said.
“I was sitting in my living room,” said Mary John, 43, who witnessed destruction near E. 31st St. and Church Ave.
“People were standing up on vehicles. I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street. I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor’s car. They were throwing rocks at the cars.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...vigil-16-year-old-shot-cops-article-1.1285755
'There’s a lot of anger here': Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16-year-old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray, who was fatally wounded by a police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction, turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops, tossing bottles and creating a melee.
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops, car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head.
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD’s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani (Kiki) Gray, 16, killed by police bullets on Saturday.
In the aftermath of the riot, as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass, City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community.
“There’s a lot of anger here,” said Williams, whose district includes the riot zone. “This isn’t just from one particular shooting. A whole community has not been heard for far too long.”
But the procession, peaceful at first, turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles, police sources and witnesses said.
“I was sitting in my living room,” said Mary John, 43, who witnessed destruction near E. 31st St. and Church Ave.
“People were standing up on vehicles. I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street. I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor’s car. They were throwing rocks at the cars.
Fighting Chaplain
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Young people are only partly to blame. Majority of it goes to the elders for ignoring to be examples. The lesson starts there.
kingblaze84
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Fighting Chaplain;5582429 said:
Yeah this is especially true in the hood.....
kingblaze84
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/younger-generations-lag-parents-wealth-010609593.html\\
Younger Generations Lag Parents in Wealth-Building
WASHINGTON — Pearl Brady has a stable job with good benefits and holds two degrees, a bachelor’s and a master’s. But despite her best efforts, she has no savings, and worries that it will be years before she manages to start putting away money for a house, children and eventually retirement.
“I’m in that extremely nervous category,” said Ms. Brady, 28, a Brooklynite who works for a union. “I know how much money I’m going to be making for the near term. I hope in my 30s and 40s to be able to save, but I have no idea how. It’s scary.”
Ms. Brady has plenty of company. A new study from the Urban Institute finds that Ms. Brady and her peers up to roughly age 40 have accrued less wealth than their parents did at the same age, even as the average wealth of Americans has doubled over the last quarter-century.
Because wealth compounds over long periods of time — a dollar saved 10 years ago is worth much more than a dollar saved today — young adults probably face less secure futures for decades down the road, and even shakier retirements.
“In this country, the expectation is that every generation does better than the previous generation,” said Signe-Mary McKernan, an author of the study. “This is no longer the case. This generation might have less.” The authors said the situation facing young Americans might be unprecedented.
A broad range of economic factors has conspired to suppress wealth-building for younger American workers; the trend predates the Great Recession. Younger Americans are facing stagnant pay — the median income, when adjusted for inflation, has declined since its 1999 peak — as well as a housing collapse and soaring student loan debt.
In interviews, a half-dozen young adults — men and women, with families and single, in a broad range of industries — described economic conditions that left them just barely keeping their heads above water.
Younger Generations Lag Parents in Wealth-Building
WASHINGTON — Pearl Brady has a stable job with good benefits and holds two degrees, a bachelor’s and a master’s. But despite her best efforts, she has no savings, and worries that it will be years before she manages to start putting away money for a house, children and eventually retirement.
“I’m in that extremely nervous category,” said Ms. Brady, 28, a Brooklynite who works for a union. “I know how much money I’m going to be making for the near term. I hope in my 30s and 40s to be able to save, but I have no idea how. It’s scary.”
Ms. Brady has plenty of company. A new study from the Urban Institute finds that Ms. Brady and her peers up to roughly age 40 have accrued less wealth than their parents did at the same age, even as the average wealth of Americans has doubled over the last quarter-century.
Because wealth compounds over long periods of time — a dollar saved 10 years ago is worth much more than a dollar saved today — young adults probably face less secure futures for decades down the road, and even shakier retirements.
“In this country, the expectation is that every generation does better than the previous generation,” said Signe-Mary McKernan, an author of the study. “This is no longer the case. This generation might have less.” The authors said the situation facing young Americans might be unprecedented.
A broad range of economic factors has conspired to suppress wealth-building for younger American workers; the trend predates the Great Recession. Younger Americans are facing stagnant pay — the median income, when adjusted for inflation, has declined since its 1999 peak — as well as a housing collapse and soaring student loan debt.
In interviews, a half-dozen young adults — men and women, with families and single, in a broad range of industries — described economic conditions that left them just barely keeping their heads above water.
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