Johnnydevil's blog: "Real Fu-Kin Life."

created on 02/18/2007 | http://fubar.com/real-fu-kin-life/b56627 | 396 followers

posted on 04/21/2008&nbs-07:00;@&nbs-07:00;09:04&nbs-07:00;am

The Real Crisis of Today's America.
http://fubar.com/the-real-crisis-of-today-s-america/b56627-769047

here's something a little more normal and alot more real for you all to take in, it's not Fu related so if you came here for that, sorry...

..this has been out of control for quite some time now and isn't going to end any time soon. The high cost of fuel is responsible for higher prices for just about everything that needs to be transported or created that we consume. From that plastic water bottle to that loaf of bread that we eat. It seems as though the doomsayers who predicted this would happen about 10 years ago were correct in their assumptions about this very thing. And it's not just here, it's worldwide.

..combine that with the corruption of the politicians, and the need and greed of large corporate America, once the safe haven for job security in this country that has outsourced 75% of its' jobs in the midwest "Rust Belt" out to Mexico and overseas. It makes things very, very diffucult. Folks, we are headed for the 2nd Great Depression. If you're reading this you will probably see it in your lifetime. Check out this article also, it's brutal but true on a lot of levels.

In the Southeast as well as most of the midwest and west, targets of the recent real estate and population booms of the past 5 years, there is no organized labor unions to protect people from greedy corporate America, making sure you get a raise every six months, guarantee sick or personal time, as well as mandatory break periods as allowed by state law. If you try to turn in one of these companies for any of these violatons, they will fire you for whatever reason they wish, these "Right to Work" law states offer no rights to the people that work in them, therefore they get away with basically doing whatever they wish with employees, offering no job security and little in the way of benefits. Some companies in the Southeast even fire employees because they either do not like what's going on in their personal lives, or even to the extreme level of firing someone because they smoke a cigarette not on company time.
A great many Americans over the past 5 years have relocated to these areas in the Southeast and midwest hoping for not only nicer weather, but a cheaper and better way of living for their families. Greedy real estate brokers took advantage of this by jacking up prices of housing, land, basic utilities, services and everything. They made millions and took off, while the people were left holding the bag. People that moved to these areas looking to escape their previous way of life found a new horror when they realized that their high paying jobs were not available in their new metro areas. So many of them took to borrowing on the equity in their new "high value" home because according to the real estate broker that sold them the home, "the sky is the limit" on how much it will be worth and what you will be able to sell it for down the road. More lies and deceit. What they left out is that in these new areas that the jobs that were created simply didn't pay enough or offer enough security to those employees. That's the real reason we are in the housing crisis that you see on the news everyday. No real job for the average American. And no politician, legislation, or even the news media addresses it. All they talk about is stocks and the "market." Did you realize that 2% of America owns over 90% of the stock in the market? This is the reality of the housing market.

..this is the reality of today's America. I just wonder how long it will take the news media to report the real news about what's going on out there. I wonder if they ever will. After all, corporate America pays millions for their advertising. The reality is this: There aren't many American jobs any more that can substantiate the way of living and the lifestyle that many people have grown accustomed to over the past 15 years. You can't just get a college degree or come out of high school get a job in a big firm or company and expect to be appreciated, compensated and retire with that company. That's a baby boomer mentality that doesn't exist in today's generation. That's the reality of it. People are struggling to survive out there. It's not going to get any better no matter how much corn oil we put in our cars. Here's a sampling of a Florida media outlet calling out the state's workforce agency as the liars that they are.

Any positive spin on "job growth" is a total sham. Wonder how many more counties and states across the country lie to their people like this? Positive job growth shouldn't count McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wal Mart or other slave jobs that pay nothing and are menial. This country is a mess and no one in the national media gives the real problem any attention. It's only going to get better when the people we elect to office as well as the national news media address it for what it is, put the pressure where it belongs (it is their job to report the real news) and the people wake up out of their jerky Starbucks & I-Pod haze and wake up and face reality. The gap between have and have nots in this country is growing almost as fast as the ignorance of the truth. This whole situation has been irritating me for awile, especially when I was looking to purchase a home here in Florida back in 2005 and was told that $250,000 gets you a shack in the woods. Those that are left anyways. When I asked where the jobs to support this mortage would be found. I got hung up on by real estate and they never answered my emails. Today I can buy that same home for $129.900 and real estate won't leave me alone. Hell one even offered to put half down on a car for me. I can't get out of this hellhole fast enough. The culture sucks, the employers suck and the image of beach bathing Florida beauties and nice non-materialistic people all over this state is a lie. Amazing what happens when the cons are desperate. Here's a better and more real picture of Florida.

That's how most of it is unless you are 2 miles from the beach during tourist season or in Miami. Sad right?
I figure alot of people feel the same. Thank you for taking the time to read. I know this hits home with alot of you and your friends and families as well.

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