Tag Archives: Great Depression

Wealthiest Americans Take Home Biggest Share Of Income Ever Recorded

Posted on September 11, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Bryce Covert The top ten percent of earners in the United States took home more than 50 percent of all income in 2012, the highest amount ever recorded since data was first collected in 1917, according to an updated … Continue reading →

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Congressman: The Jobless Are Like Lazy Kids Who Need To ‘Step Up’

Posted on August 29, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Alan Pyke The trick to fixing the toughest job market since the Great Depression is to send jobless Americans to bed without supper, according to Rep. Steve King (R-IA). Speaking in Charleston, South Carolina on Monday, after arguing that … Continue reading →

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Jobless ’99ers’ have fallen though the safety net

Posted on July 7, 2011 by The Soul Brother

It is beyond brutal physically, mentally, and financially to be unemployed. The person who completed over 1200 applications deserve a break, she has more than earned an opportunity to work. The United States must address its debt situation but, to … Continue reading →

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How to share economic realities with kids

Posted on September 27, 2010 by The Soul Brother

I found this an extremely interesting article. It seems that we can be creating a generation of children similar to those who grew up during the Great Depression? These tips seem very logical but are they being used? In reading this article it dawned on me that … Continue reading →

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