Sunday, May 29, 2011

Memorial Day 2011 from San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Red


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Memorial Day 2011 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Red


My initial intent was sending wishes for a safe, peaceful memorial day. But after reading the following I could not in good conscience do so. The topic of the economic status of the average citizen of this nation was discussed yesterday on NPR’s All Things Considered.

As it turns out for all the lives given by our men and women in the service of their nation it has been mostly to support an extravagant lifestyle for the oligarchs. The same oligarchs who apparently don't give one good goddam for them.

And it's going to get even worse it seems. The humorously ironical part is that in addition to the Oligarch States/Police States of America we have the so called compassionate conservative christian faction to thank.

Their (the compassionate conservative christians) ultra right leaning, mean-spirited, hateful ways are creating a Third World America. That is now pretty much a given.

While I wish you, the individual well I cannot wish the same for the bastard rat f--ks that are running us into the ground.

Many don't have $2,000 for a rainy day

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Half of Americans say they aren't prepared for a minor financial emergency.
A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows 50% of Americans would struggle to come up with $2,000 in a pinch, for example in the event of an unanticipated car or home repair, a large medical bill or legal expenses.
Roughly 28% said they "certainly" would not be able to cope with an unexpected $2,000 bill if they had to come up with the money in 30 days, and another 22% said they "probably" would not be to able to cope.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/24/news/economy/americans_lack_emergency_funds/index.htm


From Texas Red: a cratered landscape of prisons, deplorable apartheid public education, lack of healthcare and politicians and majority population intent on keeping it that way…

Hasta Siempre,


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