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Bluedevil
10-31-2012, 06:44 PM
I am writing an article about the top 10 scariest facts in the U.S. right now. So far I have:

1. The U.S. National Debt is currently $16,221,561,108,374.

2. The U.S. National Debt per citizen is currently $51,549.

3. The U.S. unemployment rate is 7.8% (if you include discouraged workers and part-time workers it is 14.7%).

4. There are 12,088,000 unemployed people in the U.S.

5. Median household income has fallen for 4 straight years.

6. The U.S. has the highest statutory corporate tax rate in the world.


Any more ideas?

Also, does anyone know the U.S. world education ranking? I can't seem to find the updated numbers.
alucard13mmfmj
10-31-2012, 07:08 PM
I am a college graduate.. applied to more than a dozen low wage, crappy jobs... no phone calls T_T.
ronpaulfollower999
10-31-2012, 07:09 PM
I am a college graduate.. applied to more than a dozen low wage, crappy jobs... no phone calls T_T.

Have you tried Dominos? They literally hire anyone off the street with just a high school diploma.
Schifference
10-31-2012, 10:09 PM
Have you tried Dominos? They literally hire anyone off the street with just a high school diploma.
He is probably over qualified for Dominoes.
ShaneEnochs
10-31-2012, 10:13 PM
Don't feel bad, brother. I have management experience and I can't get Walmart to hire me.
thoughtomator
11-01-2012, 07:20 AM
You can only get a job these days if you are over 55 or foreign-born.

This economy has totally cut out Americans in the 16-54 age range. Net negative jobs for us, net positive jobs for imported labor and senior citizens (who themselves are being put in the position where they will have to work until they die, being unable to retire on 0% or even negative inflation-and-risk-adjusted returns).
Acala
11-01-2012, 08:59 AM
You can add these to the list:

The unfunded obligations of medicare and Social Security are estimated to be somwhere between 70 and 100 TRILLION dollars.

Most of the promises made by the nation's pension plans are based on 8% annual yield. With the Fed holding interest rates at 0%, pension plans have nowhere to put their money toachieve needed yield without excess risk. America's pension plans are not going to be able to deliver the goods when the boomers retire.