Why It’s Worse Than You Think

They know it, if we as Americans can't see it than I fear for our future. This 'Dark Money' that is not transparent and is unregulated is ruling our markets and wiping everyone from myself at the gas pump to the Airline Companies out.

According to Kohut, Barack Obama deserves at least some credit for the show of goodwill (towards the US by the rest of the world). In Japan, he's ahead by 37 percent, and his advantages in France and Spain are even larger: 51 and 73 percent, respectively. In fact, John McCain defeats his Democratic rival in only one country: Jordan. By one point. That said, the resounding foreign support for Obama's bid--in France, 84 percent of those who've been following the U.S. election say they have confidence that Obama would "do the right thing regarding world affairs," compared to 33 percent for McCain--has less to do with his policy proposals than the fact that he's not a Republican. Even in this YouTube age, foreign citizens don't have a lot of information about where U.S. candidates stand on the issues, and many can't even understand English. So while their views may be just as absolute as ours, they're often based on little more than a simple "Bush is a Republican, I don't like Bush, so I don't like McCain" equation.

I beleave that the lobbyist and congress and all the other deep pocketed politicians in this country have failed our country and only care about all mighty dollar that goes into their own pockets. Kick backs, hush money,bribes etc. You might as well say the Mafia still exsist. The middle class that works all day for their family and struggles day to day to make ends meat has long been beaten down now to the poor class.
Enough is enough. Wake up people! Arent you tired of getting screwed by Bush and all his lies. Our country needs a new reform.Its hard to trust anybody in office today. They just tell you what you want to hear and make promises they never keep. There is a very small procentage of truley good congress men/ women that are still in office. I hope that we get a president that truley can make a difference.and can shake things up.

I beleave that the lobbyist and congress and all the other deep pocketed politicians in this country have failed our country and only care about all mighty dollar that goes into their own pockets. Kick backs, hush money,bribes etc. You might as well say the Mafia still exsist. The middle class that works all day for their family and struggles day to day to make ends meat has long been beaten down now to the poor class.
Enough is enough. Wake up people! Arent you tired of getting screwed by Bush and all his lies. Our country needs a new reform.Its hard to trust anybody in office today. They just tell you what you want to hear and make promises they never keep. There is a very small procentage of truley good congress men/ women that are still in office. I hope that we get a president that truley can make a difference.and can shake things up.

I beleave that the lobbyist and congress and all the other deep pocketed politicians in this country have failed our country and only care about all mighty dollar that goes into their own pockets. Kick backs, hush money,bribes etc. You might as well say the Mafia still exsist. The middle class that works all day for their family and struggles day to day to make ends meat has long been beaten down now to the poor class.
Enough is enough. Wake up people! Arent you tired of getting screwed by Bush and all his lies. Our country needs a new reform.Its hard to trust anybody in office today. They just tell you what you want to hear and make promises they never keep. There is a very small procentage of truley good congress men/ women that are still in office. I hope that we get a president that truley can make a difference.and can shake things up.

Why do we even take the time to type on the subject of our once great country? Take a small look at what is going on, It is not Bush that is responsible for our problems. One of the problems is everyone that has investments and they expect big returns that has lead to a very false economy. The work ethichs of USA is down the tubes. Most employees hold their hand out for the weeks pay before even punching the time clock.. Another place one might look at is our so called elected men/women in offices that are in there for a FREE ride while everyone working is doing just that!!! Maybe it is time to have a CHANGE in the offices. OH did I use the new BUZZ word ??? CHANGE Rememeber the next time you vote and whom you are replacing. I could go on but it is a WASTE OF TIME because I am very sure. THE ALL MIGHTY MEDIA WILL SAY SOMETHING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THIS MESS THEY HAVE PERDICTED. OR SHOULD i SAY THEY STARTED??t

Why do we even take the time to type on the subject of our once great country? Take a small look at what is going on, It is not Bush that is responsible for our problems. One of the problems is everyone that has investments and they expect big returns that has lead to a very false economy. The work ethichs of USA is down the tubes. Most employees hold their hand out for the weeks pay before even punching the time clock.. Another place one might look at is our so called elected men/women in offices that are in there for a FREE ride while everyone working is doing just that!!! Maybe it is time to have a CHANGE in the offices. OH did I use the new BUZZ word ??? CHANGE Rememeber the next time you vote and whom you are replacing. I could go on but it is a WASTE OF TIME because I am very sure. THE ALL MIGHTY MEDIA WILL SAY SOMETHING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THIS MESS THEY HAVE PERDICTED. OR SHOULD i SAY THEY STARTED??t

how can a pain go away if the people put there heads in the sand? the only way is to stop buying from them . we have a well reserve off our east coast,and the alaska pipe line , get real we are not all stupid....the rich get richer{BUSH AND HIS funkes] THE ONLY WAY IS FOR A ALL STATE STRIKE THESE WOULD GIVE THE REALITY TOO THE BIG BOYS IN WASH.....when it cost you a three day work just to get there.. the MONEY THAT WAS GIVEN TOO THE PEOPLE WHOM WERE TO HELP THERE COST. IS A FARSTS IT WAS JUST A WAY TO GET INTO YOUR MONEYS something for nothing is never for nothing.. ask all the veterans about this great goverment that turned its back on the viet nam vets and all the reserves,,

Yea the banking industry started the mess with their banking insanity. Lend to those with a lot of credit (i.e. Debt) and not to people who don't use credit (opt. to pay as you go). Then all the loans fall through and do these IDIOTS change their ignorant practices "NO" . They continue on business as usual as though the TRAIN WRECH behind them never happened. I would think if there is a large difference in the debt (credit) to income ratio that that would be a RED FLAG, but there I go again trying to apply common sense to the IDIOTS that call themselves BANKERS!!!

Yea the banks created the housing mess by lending to people with handfulls of credit cards (DEBT) and then continue the same old insane policy. But if you have no credit cards (i.e. debt) they say your credit score is low so we can't lend to you. What a pack of IDIOTS! I would think it would work in the reverse, but maybe that requires common sense.

The major movie studio I work for as of this year is 95% Hindi/Indian onshore H1-B's My friend and myself were shocked when we went to the Christmas buffet and saw that only a few Americans remained on the IT Staff. It was a sad realization.....I think america still brings in about 100,000 Hindi/Indians a year, because people like Bill Gates seem to love them, plus they buy his products and software...weee, let's make the rich richer!!!

Civilization as we know it is coming to an end soon. This is not the wacky proclamation of a doomsday cult, apocalypse bible prophecy sect, or conspiracy theory society. Rather, it is the scientific conclusion of the best paid, most widely-respected geologists, physicists, bankers, and investors in the world. These are rational, professional, conservative individuals who are absolutely terrified by a phenomenon known as global "Peak Oil."So am I and happy that I live in SE Asia and not in America now.An oil based economy such as America doesn't need to deplete its entire reserve of oil before it begins to collapse. A shortfall between demand and supply as little as 10 to 15 percent is enough to wholly shatter an oil-dependent economy and reduce its citizenry to absolute poverty.The writing was on the wall,but many were just too blind to accept it. G.W. Bush has a a hisotry of turning everuthing he touches to crap from profit making businesses and now as it seems to an entire nation-America. Glad I now live in Vietnam. I can at least survive here on $500 a month.

Here's what I don't understand, & it doesn't take a mathematical genius to figure out why Bush's "fix-its" are not working. How can we be expected to make ends meet when the cost of living (gas, food, etc) is increasing at double-digit rates, while the average salary increase of the average US worker is approximately 5% per year, if that??

I enjoyed most of the article until I read the supplement by Bill George, page 29. He seems to support only the needs of the largest global companies. What of those workers losing their jobs in the plants? With which funds are they to acquire the ???higher knowledge??? positions. None, I???m sure. I assume he is referring more to our children than the current workforce. Should we just let the middle class slip into oblivion so the country can support a few global companies as their tax base instead of the middle class? Also, didn???t some of these major companies noted here lose big in recent months/years? Finally, does Dick Chaney consult with Bill George? I think I heard our Vice President actually say something similar to this supplement to ???plant workers???. Wow! And we wonder how socialism and communism came to be in the first place.

I enjoyed most of the article until I read the supplement by Bill George, page 29. He seems to support only the needs of the largest global companies. What of those workers losing their jobs in the plants? With which funds are they to acquire the ???higher knowledge??? positions. None, I'm sure. I assume they are refering to our children, not the current work force. Should we just let the middle class slip into oblivion so the country can support a few global companies as their tax base instead of the middle class? Also, didn???t some of these major companies noted here lose big in recent months/years? Finally, does Dick Chaney consult with Bill George? I think I heard our Vice President actually say something similar to this supplement to ???plant workers???. Wow! And we wonder how socialism and communism came to be in the first place.

What is wrong with angelus1967? People until $50,000 can't afford to pay "their fair share" when Halliburton, Blackwater, Big oil and all the rest are not paying anything but are sucking up government hand outs and tax breaks.

JUST SO YOU KNOW I'M SICK OF ALL THE THIS IS HISTORIC TIME FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT BULL *** IT WILL BE HISTORIC WHEN WE CAN ELECT SOMEONE WHO DON'T LIE TROUGH THIER TEETH TO GET ELECTED ALL THIS IS BULL *** PLAIN AND SIMPLE THE PARTIES DON'T CARE HOW WE FEEL THEY JUST DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO GET THIER PERSON ELECTED AND WE FIGHT IT OUT ON THESES *** BLOGS WAKE UP PEOPLE ALL OF THE CANIDATES SUCK REAL BAD........................................................ OUR CHOICES ARE DUMB OR DUMBER WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE ???

JUST SO YOU KNOW I'M SICK OF ALL THE THIS IS HISTORIC TIME FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT BULL *** IT WILL BE HISTORIC WHEN WE CAN ELECT SOMEONE WHO DON'T LIE TROUGH THIER TEETH TO GET ELECTED ALL THIS IS BULL *** PLAIN AND SIMPLE THE PARTIES DON'T CARE HOW WE FEEL THEY JUST DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO GET THIER PERSON ELECTED AND WE FIGHT IT OUT ON THESES *** BLOGS WAKE UP PEOPLE ALL OF THE CANIDATES SUCK REAL BAD........................................................ OUR CHOICES ARE DUMB OR DUMBER WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE ???