Unemployment: The Gathering Storm

I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of The United States of America and to The Republic for which it stands. One Nation FREE AND INDEPENDENT with LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

that the federal government is gearing up to do massive hiring for every position you can think of. It will save us!

This is the 10 planks of the Communist manifesto:

The communist plank I remember is the control of all production, because with little or no production we're like an out of fuel diesel truck stuck in mud with a perish able load of fish.

snip for relevance:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto

10 Conditions For Transition To Communism

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all right of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
8. Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of the population over the country.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.[7]

According to the Communist Manifesto, all these were prior conditions for a transition from capitalism to communism, but Marx and Engels later expressed a desire to modernize this passage.[8]

likely is civil disorder (revolution, civil war, succession)!

There are two possible ways that crisis periods resolve in violence. One is internal violence and the other is external violence.

Of the three most previous nation threatening crises, two were resolved in civil conflict (1776 American Revolution and 1861 Civil War). Only one was resolved in external war (WWII). Notice the regularity with which these crises occur.

So I would say that it is a very limited vision to think that the anger, desperation, and resentment that arises during the crisis period will successfully be deflected by those in power onto "foreign enemies".

For one thing, without sufficient oil, the US cannot possibly win a war with a foreign enemy, and we now import 60% of the oil we burn. We can only defeat those who are the underdeveloped part of the world, which is why the bullies in Washington don't mess with those who can really fight back. We are collapsing headlong into our new status as a submerging nation as compared to others who are emerging nations. And when you consider the anti government sentiment that exist now, when we are just here in the beginning of the greatest financial and economic debacle in history, you can imagine what sentiment will be like after a few more years of severe economic contraction. Unemployment today in real rates, is about double what it was at the equivalent point in the development of the 1930's depression and back then it finally got to 25% four years into the contraction. This time 50% would not surprise me. Certainly the levels of collapsing debt this time are gargantuan compared to the 1930's.

Abortive attempts at unsuccessful foreign wars can just add to the potential for civil war at home, which is what the current misadventures in the Middle East may participate.

My Grandma always says.."What depression?...we don't remember a depression...we worked hard, were thrifty, farmed, raised cattle, fed our neighbors, and wore hand me downs..same thing we would have done without 'their' depression."

It's the same thing now...we've battened down the hatches on spending, we're following a strict budget, getting our land paid off and planning on how to get the most out of 40 acres in the coming years. Our "dream home" is being traded in for a cabin that will some day be the dream garage that is connected to our dream home...if that day ever gets to come. Either way our bellies will be full, our neighbors and friends will be fed, and we will gain more friends and that community spirit that once was strong in America.

It isn't going to all be bad my friends, there will be good come of this.

BTW..The Chickasaw tribe is headquartered here and has pretty much taken over the town. All the infrastructure is in place for a new government if need be...all paid in full by the gambling habits of the white man.

Full Disclosure: I'm a whole 5/256 Choctaw and a card carrying CDIB member of the tribe. Just hope I don't ever lose a finger or something because they might yank my "benefits"..LOL

town in southern Ohio. I have lived here for eleven years. Most of the people in this town worked in the automotive or steel industry. Most of the jobs have gone away....as have the small businesses that supported them. I have never in my 47 years of life seen a town go bust so fast...we are not far from being a shantytown. If the rest of America goes the way our town has gone....it will be over. The jobs we have lost here are never coming back and most people know that. It is a sad state of affairs. If you are looking for work..do not come to south west Ohio...you will find nothing here.