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jtuck004

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1. And Bill Gates walked into a bar, so everyone in there was, on average, an instant billionaire.
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 03:00 PM
Jun 2016

Last edited Thu Jun 9, 2016, 06:47 PM - Edit history (1)

<G> I heard that here first.

This graph doesn't reflect at there are still nearly 50 million of our neighbors on food stamps,. Most of them working if they are able. And another 100 million who live either in poverty or among the "working poor", a number which is also increasing.

But that is probably good news for people with a lot of money who donated to political parties.

>"real-estate values as housing continues to recover"

Housing recovers, the people don't

https://newrepublic.com/article/112395/wall-street-hedge-funds-buy-rental-properties - Because then they can suck fees from you forever, making sure you NEVER own.

"Millennials and living at home: For the first time on record the most common living arrangement for young adults is living with a parent."
http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/millennials-and-living-at-home-millennial-buying-homes-trends-money-housing/

Nearly 8 million FAMILIES have been foreclosed on since the politicians opened up the season on taxpayers for the bank$ter/jihadists, and from those foreclosures a small handful of companies are charging more than they should be for rentals - and keeping people from owning. Just like the black sharecroppers after the Civil War. And with much the same outcome.

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