[patience]

WPA, a needed program then, and probably soon. The old folks told , though , that it was generally known to mean "We Pill Around", referring to the less-than-stellar performance of these workers.

[patience]

Another desperately needed program from that era:

Quote from Wikipedia;
"Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families, established on March 19, 1933 by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As part of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, it was designed to combat unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC became one of the most popular New Deal programs among the general public and operated in every U.S. state and several territories. The separate Indian Division was a major relief force for Native American reservations during the Depression."

Our area benefitted from the CCC's reforestation and Federal Parks work. We may soon get some new version of this and WPA, along with some mortgage relief acronym, and goodness knows how many more. Hopefully, some experience in this kind of situation will benefit some of those who presently have trouble understanding the concept of "work".

[mos6507]

A new WPA should build windmills and solar farms, just like the old WPA built the Hoover Dam.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')e will see a shutdown of many essential services provided by local governments, and pension funds that will not be able to honor their obligations. This will certainly occur in a few months.

[patience]

The Boomers will be done outa their Soc Sec, huh? That's the bunch that fought in Korea and Vietnam. My wife used to work for the Veterans Administration, auditing the accounts of the crazy ones, who had to have somebody take care of their money. What Congress is dumb enough to REALLY piss those guys off?

Oh yeah, my wife went back to the Census Bureau, because there were too many crazy vets coming into the lobby. Had to call 911 one time to get one out to the VA hospital for his meds. SURE! The Postal characters ain't a shadow on what THESE people are capable of. We sent 'em off to 'nam for their Senior trip, and now you're gonna screw 'em over on their pension. Not my idea of a good time.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('patience', 'T')he Boomers will be done outa their Soc Sec, huh? That's the bunch that fought in Korea and Vietnam. My wife used to work for the Veterans Administration, auditing the accounts of the crazy ones, who had to have somebody take care of their money. What Congress is dumb enough to REALLY piss those guys off?

Oh yeah, my wife went back to the Census Bureau, because there were too many crazy vets coming into the lobby. Had to call 911 one time to get one out to the VA hospital for his meds. SURE! The Postal characters ain't a shadow on what THESE people are capable of. We sent 'em off to 'nam for their Senior trip, and now you're gonna screw 'em over on their pension. Not my idea of a good time.

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('patience', 'Q')uote from Wikipedia;
"Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families, established on March 19, 1933 by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As part of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, it was designed to combat unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC became one of the most popular New Deal programs among the general public and operated in every U.S. state and several territories. The separate Indian Division was a major relief force for Native American reservations during the Depression."

[hubbertspeak7777777]

Fuck the fucking boomers... they shit in their nest, so let them sit in it!!!!!!

[jasonraymondson]

WEE'ZA gonna die masta!!!

[Atlantean_Relic]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gnm', '
')
Well the Ponzi scheme is up and they are just paying the current bennies out of the next generations pay. So tell me how the heck SS is going to stay afloat.. Tax the X'ers more? Good luck with that. That generation is already pissed as hell...

-G

[Revi]

I feel like it's going to get really bad this year. Like Grapes of Wrath bad. We been tractored out by the cats bad. Tom Joad bad. A lot of people are losing their houses and will have no place to go soon. What is going to happen? I anticipate a lot of them camping out this summer, and when winter hits heading south.

We'll have to pay nearly $5 a gallon for heating oil next winter.

The Maine Legislature has already given emergency assistance this winter at least 3 times. Liheap, supplemental and an emergency 5 million. What's it going to be like next winter?

http://www.courierpub.com/articles/2008 ... 383063.txt

I don't like what's happening at all.

We're buying 8 cords of wood. I think we'll be burning it in the winter of 2009/10.

It's looking like that is going to be the winter of our discontent.

[Gandalf_the_White]

How about marshall law bad? Anyone willing to go that far?

[Ferretlover]

"So how bad is it going to get this year?"

Uncomfortable, but not as bad as next year. Shortages in almost everything.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gandalf_the_White', 'H')ow about marshall law bad? Anyone willing to go that far?

[Twilight]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('qualia787', 'S')o how bad is it going to get this year?

[Revi]

I think you are right. It takes a while for a collapse to happen. People burn through all sorts of assets, and then they do something. It's pretty scary what's going on now, but it's going to be a lot worse next year. I can't see any light at the end of the tunnel yet.

I thought that all of our peak oil preparations would help us, and they will, but it looks like the economy going down is going to take us with it anyway.

I didn't think I would be doing this, but I'm selling assets now. I can't pay the taxes on all my land, and I figure it's time to dump something. This is a piece of land that has water power written into the deed:

http://town-countryrealtors.com/search/ ... =15&page=1[web]http://[/web]

[evilgenius]

Pretty bad if I don't find a job!

[Ludi]

So far the economy is doing very well for me personally. I work in show-biz. But I know things could get bad at any moment. Especially if there is another strike.