Link: http://thetruthwins.com/archives/84-statistics-that-prove-that-the-decline-of-the-middle-class-is-real-and-that-it-is-getting-worse

The middle class in America is being systematically destroyed. Once upon a time the United States had the largest and most vibrant middle class in the history of the world. The rest of the globe looked at us in envy and wondered what we were doing right. But now everything seems to be going wrong for the middle class. Millions of our jobs have been shipped out of the country and competition for the remaining jobs is keeping wages at depressed levels. Meanwhile, the cost of living just keeps going up and up and middle class budgets are being stretched and strained like never before. Millions more Americans fall out of the middle class and into poverty every single year, and government dependence is at an all-time high.

Link: http://www.alternet.org/environment/romneys-new-energy-plan-would-doom-humanity

Here's a frightening look at what a Romeny-Ryan ticket looks like for the environment and our future.

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/23-0

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney unveiled his energy plan Wednesday evening, which promises to "aggressively" open new offshore areas for drilling, such as the waters off of Virginia and the Carolinas, as well as new sites on federal lands. The plan also proposes to expedite the drilling permit approval process through limiting regulations, increase nuclear power, and increase coal production.

Link: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/forsaken-and-forgotten

America is becoming a very cold place. If you don't have money, you don't really matter much in our society. The ads on television aren't for you - they are directed at people that actually have good jobs and that can afford to buy the nice little "extras" in life. The politicians aren't really interested in you either - they figure that they can buy your vote with all of the money that they are getting from the wealthy people. When you don't have money, even friends and relatives start to distance themselves from you.