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Whats wrong with U.S.? It's the government, Americans say


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2014 Jan 14, 9:22pm   3,053 views  20 comments

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http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=25001

Government itself still cited as top problem •  Narrowly leads economy, unemployment, healthcare Ask Americans whats wrong with the country and one answer is given more than any other: Its the government.

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1   justme   2014 Jan 14, 9:33pm  

Update: The problem is how the government is not for the people, but for the corporations.

2   marcus   2014 Jan 14, 10:01pm  

justme says

The problem is how the government is not for the people, but for the corporations.

The corporations and the plutocrats.

3   anonymous   2014 Jan 14, 11:21pm  

What's wrong with this country is that its been turned from the land of the free, to the worlds largest open air prison.

Welcome to the gulag, baby

4   lostand confused   2014 Jan 14, 11:34pm  

errc says

What's wrong with this country is that its been turned from the land of the free, to the worlds largest open air prison.


Welcome to the gulag, baby

Sad but true. I think someone posted a link the other day that said that 50% of black males and 40% of white males were arrested at some time in their life. i think every year , close to 12.5 million people are arrested in the US. Just sad-what a shame.

5   bob2356   2014 Jan 15, 12:55am  

lostand confused says

errc says

What's wrong with this country is that its been turned from the land of the free, to the worlds largest open air prison.

Welcome to the gulag, baby

Sad but true. I think someone posted a link the other day that said that 50% of black males and 40% of white males were arrested at some time in their life. i think every year , close to 12.5 million people are arrested in the US. Just sad-what a shame.

It's only a shame if you are not part of the police/prison industry aka the military/industrial complex of the 21st century. There's a hell of a lot of money being made putting people in prison.

6   drew_eckhardt   2014 Jan 15, 1:52am  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Welcome to the United States of Banks of America!

How much could the US get for naming rights?

How much of the name would a buyer keep for brand recognition? Would the name be a replacement like Google Country or a simple prefix like iUSA?

7   marco   2014 Jan 15, 2:11am  

I think we should leave it up to an expert in the matter. Who would know better ?

"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power."

- Benito Mussolini

("Yes We Can")

8   marco   2014 Jan 15, 2:15am  

Experts know best :

"How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don’t think."

- Adolf Hitler

“It is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formation of public opinion.”

“We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as the greatest criminals”

- Joseph Goebbels, Head of Hitler’s Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

9   marco   2014 Jan 15, 2:28am  

I can't stop ( 'cause these patriots in Washington make it so easy ....).

"Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play".

Joseph Goebbels

10   marco   2014 Jan 15, 3:13am  

".....we end up with a Republican, a Rockefeller Republican in blackface, with Barack Obama.... a black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs and a black puppet of corporate plutocrats.”

Dr. Cornel West
PHD Princeton University

12   HEY YOU   2014 Jan 15, 7:44am  

marco says

".....we end up with a Republican, a Rockefeller Republican in blackface, with Barack Obama.... a black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs and a black puppet of corporate plutocrats.”

Dr. Cornel West

PHD Princeton University

Every country needs a Token Leader?

13   Y   2014 Jan 15, 8:19am  

How do you square this with the fact you are free to leave anytime?
errc says

What's wrong with this country is that its been turned from the land of the free, to the worlds largest open air prison.

Welcome to the gulag, baby

14   Analyzer   2014 Jan 15, 8:40am  

Simple, 1 word................GREED.

From the news today....Yahoo sends COO packing, worked there for 15 months, sucked, and will leave with $40 million. What the hell is wrong with this picture??

15   Analyzer   2014 Jan 15, 2:02pm  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Rich people are oppressed by taxes!


Businesses are oppressed by taxes!

50% tax cuts across the board for everyone including businesses. You think the recovery is lookin good now? This will shoot it to the moon.

16   Analyzer   2014 Jan 15, 2:22pm  

Call it Crazy says

Analyzer says



Simple, 1 word................GREED.


What the hell is wrong with this picture??


That it wasn't YOU leaving with that $40 million????

Imagine how many houses I could purchase in Phoenix with that payout..................

17   bob2356   2014 Jan 15, 11:20pm  

Analyzer says

Imagine how many houses I could purchase in Phoenix with that payout..................

Why would you want to?

18   Analyzer   2014 Jan 16, 12:57am  

bob2356 says

Analyzer says



Imagine how many houses I could purchase in Phoenix with that payout..................


Why would you want to?

Because I have been informed on this board that real estate is the single best investment and Phoenix is the real estate mecca.

19   Analyzer   2014 Jan 16, 1:10am  

Anyone care to take a stab at how we benefit as a society by paying high level execs and athletes exorbitant amounts of money (and in many cases before any results proven)?

20   indigenous   2014 Jan 16, 1:37am  

marcus says

justme says

The problem is how the government is not for the people, but for the corporations.

The corporations and the plutocrats.

And collective bargaining for government employees.

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