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Thursday, July 30, 2009

40% Unemployment - I'm Serious

I went to the government website with the numbers for our unemployment. I looked at it and the numbers they use for workers is only those seeking jobs. Here is the link:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Now, I looked at the numbers and decided, what about all the people like myself who want a job, but know there is no chance at all of getting on? Including people like myself, unemployment is 40%. Almost half of America is not working. However, interesting side statistic, 40% of Americans don't pay taxes. I always saw that statistic as something that was true, but had to be a fluke of some sort. Now, I confirmed it. 40% of the nation isn't working, and thus doesn't pay taxes.

What does this mean? If you work, you are supporting 120 million Americans. Your a majority of people, you represent 180 million Americans.

Consider the following proposals:
Free College (Native-Americans Included) 26 Billion Annually
Universal Health Care (We Already Have It) 18 Trillion Annually
Universal Health Insurance (The Real Deal Being Proposed) See Above
Second Army (As Large And Funded As The Current Military) 500 Billion Annually

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Result: 18.5 trillion more spending on a budget that is only (only, HA) 3.9 trillion.

Think about those, and think how long until your taxes, and taxes overall go up and your job is actually safe. Think about how it would feel to be among the 120 million paying the keep of 180 million Americans. Now the next time you vote, please vote responsibly.

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