{"id":6892,"date":"2014-08-09T22:08:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T22:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=6892"},"modified":"2014-08-16T10:57:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T10:57:24","slug":"economy-what-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=6892","title":{"rendered":"Economy &#8230; What economy?!?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Richard Wilcox, PhD<br \/>\n(Reporting from Tokyo about his home country)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wilcoxrb99.wordpress.com\/\">\u200ewilcoxrb99.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/\">Wealthy Debates.com |<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/entry-level-jobs-go\/\">Where Did All the Entry-Level Jobs Go?<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/another-us-company-close-165-stores\/\">Another US Company To Close 165 Stores<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/11-profitable-companies-raising-prices\/\">11 Profitable Companies Raising Prices<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/us-footwear-maker-close-140-stores\/\">US Footwear Maker To Close 140 Stores<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/end-big-box-stores\/\">The End Of Big Box Stores Is Here<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/12-iconic-stores-restaurants-rapidly-disappearing\/\">12 Iconic Stores And Restaurants That Are Rapidly Disappearing<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/investmentwatchblog.com\/deadbeat-nation-more-companies-closing-than-opening-home-ownership-among-young-at-lowest-point-since-records-kept\/\">More Companies Closing Than Opening In US<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/biden-businesses-hiring-historic-rates\/\">Biden: Businesses Hiring At Historic Rates<\/a>\u00a0!!!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-23-at-11.20.54-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6897\" alt=\"Screen-shot-2014-07-23-at-11.20.54-PM\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-23-at-11.20.54-PM.png\" width=\"615\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-23-at-11.20.54-PM.png 615w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-23-at-11.20.54-PM-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/kelloggs-shut-3-u-s-plants-strategy-grow-business\/\">Kelloggs To Shut Down 3 U.S. Plants In Strategy To Grow Business<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/americas-10-fastest-shrinking-companies\/\">America\u2019s 10 Fastest Shrinking Companies<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/another-u-s-business-nearing-extinction\/\">Another U.S. Business Is Nearing Extinction<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/best-worst-states-unemployed\/\">The Best (and Worst) States To Be Unemployed<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/economist-23-trillion-dollar-gap-social-security\/\">Economist: 23 Trillion Dollar Gap In Social Security<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/customers-go-crazy-water-bills-double\/\">Customers Go Crazy As Water Bills Double<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/top-85-elite-much-wealth-3-5-billion-people\/\">Top 85 Elite Have As Much Wealth As 3.5 Billion People<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/still-drinkable-water-400000-ohio\/\">Still No Drinkable Water For 400,000 In Ohio<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/unemployment-doubles-8000-businesses-flee-maryland\/\">Unemployment Doubles As 8,000 Businesses Flee Maryland<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/forbes-close-libraries-buy-everyone-amazon-kindle-subscription-save-money\/\">Forbes: Close All Libraries And Buy Everyone An Amazon Kindle Subscription To Save Money<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wealthydebates.com\/another-us-company-close-100-stores-lay-additional-180-workers\/\">Another US Company To Close 100 Stores, Lay Off Additional 180 Workers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-22-at-11.23.17-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6898\" alt=\"Screen-shot-2014-07-22-at-11.23.17-PM\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-22-at-11.23.17-PM.png\" width=\"707\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-22-at-11.23.17-PM.png 707w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-07-22-at-11.23.17-PM-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Thirty-Five Percent of Americans are in Debt to Collection Agencies<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nN. Brinkerhoff &#8211; AllGov<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0017BEPZ8O28gl9-N5bsYxM-aCbXQ5Fyzv1kIdI57ugi30R2_pvsUjMBM6aVid00XZ9-9JL3UpJP2bKjgo1i3t-gDDb58FRJZzE02bJ5FoslRdCFuEiOp7_7vr4tueI0e5wzJyKaerrr88I_hc59DIfitxO5JBrFp56nf7yatWagMLQ_jUdIyTllStPbchFC0os9nouPXT6_ANfi5r-6xSisJFYTrYiQEabFd0hBv2qZ0yhEAi1PxH2_oRSzI2SbH1a-MZr9fy9puRECISt5JaHuDWu19GovRwkQwer_n-Sr9q_ZPM2ICDBQA==&amp;c=l2XYSn8CO0PGCmrX1Kd0OucUsnCtMUiIPOoIXa42yl8F32jNFSPX6w==&amp;ch=-fAF2CWlUfThuB2LNSsqAdJ9yUf-8VX21jITGol_W8SayrhCZDIqiw==\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.allgov.com\/news\/where-is-the-money-going\/35-of-americans-are-in-debt-to-collection-agencies-140805?news=853886<\/a><\/span><\/span>More than a third of all adults in the United States find themselves dealing with collections agencies as a result of falling seriously behind on their debts. It is estimated that 35 percent of Americans nationwide are in collections, according to Delinquent Debt in America, a new report from the Urban Institute. Debts in collection can include medical bills and traffic fines, as well as consumer credit accounts &#8230; Looking at the numbers of what people owe, it isn&#8217;t a shock to learn that so many Americans are so far behind on paying their credit cards, mortgages and other debts.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Student Debt Linked To Worse Health And Less Wealth<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nA. Dugan, S. Kafka &#8211; Gallup<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0017BEPZ8O28gl9-N5bsYxM-aCbXQ5Fyzv1kIdI57ugi30R2_pvsUjMBM6aVid00XZ9u8sY0hObgsWfDD2ZaBNEzINpv3akhjJ81e7in1Ky2x3kpDDSeChfEiZoGG0ND0roLYG-79p0ocDfTeq5cmQZkEu2Py_AgMimFo-k6CPiagHBEvJCfKmrLilxyogX_PDO_pi6K1x0Xr34Xf0Y1HVxEkE8k6w4q05AriCFehbZ05ZSPh7hNaPRjZFIOApIEZvp&amp;c=l2XYSn8CO0PGCmrX1Kd0OucUsnCtMUiIPOoIXa42yl8F32jNFSPX6w==&amp;ch=-fAF2CWlUfThuB2LNSsqAdJ9yUf-8VX21jITGol_W8SayrhCZDIqiw==\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/174317\/student-debt-linked-worse-health-less-wealth.aspx<\/a><\/span><\/span>College graduates who carry a high amount of student debt appear to face long-term challenges that stretch beyond just their finances. A new analysis of Americans who graduated college between 1990 and 2014 shows that graduates who took on the highest amounts of student debt, $50,000 or more, are less likely than their fellow graduates who did not borrow for college to be thriving in four of five elements of well-being: purpose, financial, community, and physical.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jacob-rothschild-mr-burns-simpsons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6899\" alt=\"jacob-rothschild-mr-burns-simpsons\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jacob-rothschild-mr-burns-simpsons.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jacob-rothschild-mr-burns-simpsons.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jacob-rothschild-mr-burns-simpsons-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jacob-rothschild-mr-burns-simpsons-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dump the prevaricatin&#8217; Mainstream Media (vast flowing stream of nitrogen rich detritus); Fox; NBC; CNBC; CBS; ABC; BBC; NPR; PBS; etc.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Dave of the X22 report on a daily basis and he puts it all into perspective.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/x22report.com\/central-bankersus-government-set-the-stage-for-the-false-flag-event-episode-436\/\">Central Bankers\/US Government Set The Stage For The False Flag Event &#8211; Episode 436 |<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/renseradioarchives.com\/x22\/\">X22 Report Archives<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/x22report.com\/\">Economic Collapse | Dollar Collapse | Financial Collapse<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Richard Wilcox, PhD (Reporting from Tokyo about his home country) \u200ewilcoxrb99.wordpress.com Wealthy Debates.com | Where Did All the Entry-Level Jobs Go? 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