But the illegal immigration thing is really a big business conspiracy that has had the participation of both GOP and democrats over the years. They believe that cheap labor is good.

If you listen to Obama speaking he is always says two things about this 1) that we must not mistreat illegals or become like nazis hunting parents down and jailing them while their kids starve…just for wanting to work and have a decent life. I tend to believe that we need harsh measures like raids and deportation, and the blocking of social benefits..as well as strong border patrols, but its gonna be hard to get politicians to do those very real solutions…because they dont want to turn off large segments of the voting block or give the appearance that we are turning into nazi germany.

2) OBama, however, always says this, that we must not allow employers to profit from abusing illegals because they are in the shadows and have no rights and that we must work to solve the problem. This gives me hope that he understands that we must increase border patrols and that we must crack down on illegal employers. Unfortunately, I believe he will support some form of amnesty..which is the easy way out for most politicians. As bad as amnesty sounds, I will gladly accept it, if we actually put an end to the influx and devise ways to make sure this problem never happens again.

Why hire more employees? Why claim bankruptcy?

Why try and make more money when you are into a different tax bracket?

Seems like our government likes to punish people who strive to make it in this country. What are the incentives? None? Why even try when the deck is stacked against you?

The consolidation of wealth into the top 1% of the rich has accelerated under Obama. Furthermore, the average worker is now working harder than he ever has, and is getting paid less for it. All the while, the worker is being used by the rich oligarchs.

Historically, business downturns witness a decrease or stagnation in worker productivity. The current economic crisis is different. Worker productivity has increased rapidly in recent months. While productivity increased by more than six percent in the second quarter, labor costs tumbled by 5.9 percent.

This is part of a longer trend in the US economy. “Between 2000 and 2007, the average American worker’s productivity rose 19.2%, yet more of those gains are going to top managers,” “Adjusted for inflation, average wages have grown just 0.7% per year since June 2000. In 1979, the ratio between the average CEO’s pay and the typical workers pay was 27 to 1. By 2007, it had widened to 275 to 1.”

This is not the social change I voted for, this is the same ultra right wing conservative economics that I have come to loathe. I have lost all hope for this country, and as other countries are falling in line with the USA and following their pattern, at the behest of the World Bank (a puppet of the USA plutocracy) and the IMF, I do not know where to turn for a decent place to live where I can be treated fairly.

The funniest part, which is also ironically the saddest part of all this is that 1/2 of all America believes that Obama is a socialist. In reality, he is nothing more than a capitalist puppet. No liberal minded person would ever confuse Obama with anything related to socialism. However, the oligarchy in the USA has successfully convinced the radical extreme conservatives that Obama is a socialist, and convinced Americans that socialism is bad.

It is truly a dark time we live in.

Shut up and get out.

GDP 13,449.0 Billion Dollars
GNP 13,468.9 Billion Dollars

No I don't think just anyone can get rich.