29 Percent Of All U.S. Adults Under The Age Of 35 Are Living With Their Parents

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder Why are so many young adults in America living with their parents?  According … More

Look At This Chart: 91.8 Million…That’s How Many People Are Not Working In America

SHTFplan by Mac Slavo This morning the Bureau of Labor and Statistics issued their latest non-farms payroll report. The good … More

What Recovery? Sears And J.C. Penney Are DYING

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder Two of the largest retailers in America are steamrolling toward bankruptcy.  Sears and … More

The Number Of Working Age Americans Without A Job Has Risen By Almost 10 Million Under Obama

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder That headline is not a misprint.  The number of working age Americans that … More

What Caused the Crash In the Labor Participation Rate?

Washington’s Blog Workers May Simply Be Giving Up Zero Hedge notes that the number of Americans in the labor force … More

People Not In Labor Force Soar To Record 91.8 Million; Participation Rate Plunges To 1978 Levels

ZeroHedge Curious why despite the huge miss in payrolls the unemployment rate tumbled from 7.0% to 6.7%? The reason is … More

Real Unemployment Rate Of 11.5% Means Difference To Reported Rises To Record

ZeroHedge The gross manipulation of the unemployment rate due to the plunging labor force participation rate and the soaring, record … More

Skewed: Income Inequality in America

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American Dream: R.I.P.

Washington’s Blog Two Thirds of All Americans Think the American Dream Is Dead We noted in 2010 that the American … More

29 Incredible Facts Which Prove That Poverty In America Is Absolutely Exploding

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder Did you know that the number of Americans on welfare is higher than … More

25 Stats That Prove That The American Dream Is Being Systematically Destroyed

The American Dream by Michael Snyder The 25 statistics that you are about to read are solid proof that the … More

The U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate Is At A 35 Year Low

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder The percentage of Americans that are participating in the labor force is the … More

The Coming Food Stamp Riots

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder It may not happen this month, or even this year, but food stamp … More

Bad Government Policy Has Created the Worst Inequality On Record … And It’s Destroying Our Economy

Washington’s Blog It’s Not an Accident … It’s Policy America is experiencing unprecedented inequality. And a who’s who of prominent … More

The Percentage Of Americans That Consider Themselves To Be “Lower Class” Is At An All-Time High

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder Do you consider yourself to be “lower class”?  Most Americans wouldn’t dream of … More

If You Could Make More Money By Going On Welfare Instead Of Working, Would You Do It?

The Economic Collapse Blog by Michael Snyder If you could stay home and relax all day and actually make more … More

The Destruction Of America’s Middle Class (In Under Seven Minutes)

ZeroHedge by Tyler Durden While hardly news to frequent visitors, especially those who recall the following list, anyone who needs … More

44 Facts About The Death Of The Middle Class That Every American Should Know

The Economic Collapse by Michael Snyder What is America going to look like when the middle class is dead?  Once … More

80% Of US Adults Are Near Poverty, Rely On Welfare, Or Are Unemployed

ZeroHedge by Tyler Durden Despite consumer confidence at a six-year high, the latest AP survey of the real America shows … More

40 Stats That Prove The U.S. Economy Has Already Been Collapsing Over The Past Decade

The Economic Collapse by Michael Snyder The “coming economic collapse” has already been happening.  You see, the truth is that … More