Well the propagandists no longer have the numbers generated by the Christmas holidays to pad their books. So let’s see what is really going on; 445,000 new jobless claims last week, $38 billion trade deficit for one month, $15 trillion national debt, $3 trillion national budget, and hey that is just not enough according to calls for a raise in the debt ceiling, 3 million homes foreclosed on in 2010, and 2011’s foreclosures are expected to be higher, the percent of homelessness is up 3% and families becoming homeless is up 4%, food prices are on the rise, gasoline is expected to reach $4.00 per gallon by summer.
But not to worry, President Soetoro gave an exceptional speech Wednesday evening in Tucson, Arizona. And if you look at the bright side, of course you have to be rich to look at the bright side, we are experiencing a two year high on the stock market and corporations are seeing record profits.
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