It's official:US Housing Crisis Is Now Worse Than Great Depression

[b0redom]

Even if *everyone* could come up with 'the next facebook' or whatever, the economy would hyperinflate and return the bottom 90% to their 'rightful place' again. The game is rigged. The truth is capitalism is just a modern form of serfdom. And those same families who lorded over the peasants are the same as those who profit from the lower and middle classes. Because they're the people who wrote the rules for the game, and continue to do so. It's the same pyramid scheme with modern packaging.

Rubbish.

Two words.

Alan Sugar.

Need another one?

Terry Leahy

[TheAnimus]

something tells me aidanjt isn't going to happy earning average money for the rest of his life, and it probably won't change unless his attitude does!

[aidanjt]

something tells me aidanjt isn't going to happy earning average money for the rest of his life, and it probably won't change unless his attitude does!

Another personal attack instead of addressing the argument? Smooth.

Probably just as well, I don't have the time to dispel fantasy reality right now. Later.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Calm down everyone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8VPmtyLqSY

[IBM]

Again, life isn't fair. Some people will be rich, some people will be poor. Some people will be rich because of circumstance, some will be rich because of luck or the level of effort they apply. This applies to poor people.

On the upside, quality of life is vastly improved over what is was 90 years ago, and even the poor people (in developed nations) enjoy a level of comfort unimaginable to people from the original depression.

Nothing's clear cut. Nothing is black and white.

Having run my own business, failed, and lost a considerable amount of my savings in the process, I can only say that I tried, and I'm glad that I did. I try to improve my lot in life through continued effort, and regardless of what happened, I consider myself a better person for the effort.

I recognise that the distribution of wealth is hugely (increasingly) unfair, and would love to see some of that top 10% redistributed, but that's almost as unfeasible as being able to distribute it only to those who deserve it (for one, only the very, very poorest in the UK would get a look in - the rest would go to those in the developed world who really need it).

[TheAnimus]

Another personal attack instead of addressing the argument? Smooth.

Probably just as well, I don't have the time to dispel fantasy reality right now. Later.

Hardly an attack, you appear to be upset by the status quo, unless I'm mistaken?

I'm suggesting that unless you become more productive with your attitude your going to be un-happy.

Again I think that is a fair conclusion?

I would also suggest that changing your attitude towards it been a system you see as set up to screw you to benefit someone else, to something more constructive would be helpful in addressing the concerns. Its not an argument as I've not said its remotely fair what circumstances your born into. I would just argue that your attitude is in no way going to help you.

[petercook7]

Hardly an attack, you appear to be upset by the status quo, unless I'm mistaken?

I'm suggesting that unless you become more productive with your attitude your going to be un-happy.

Again I think that is a fair conclusion?

I would also suggest that changing your attitude towards it been a system you see as set up to screw you to benefit someone else, to something more constructive would be helpful in addressing the concerns. Its not an argument as I've not said its remotely fair what circumstances your born into. I would just argue that your attitude is in no way going to help you.

It is a system that screws you, for the benefit of someone else.

[SeriousSam]

It is a system that screws you, for the benefit of someone else.

half empty

or half full... It's a system I can use to benefit myself, while others get screwed because of it.

[Phage]

It is a system that screws you, for the benefit of someone else.

No point trying to achieve then.
I think I'll just go home and screw what I can from the state and my neighbours.

[santa claus]

No point trying to achieve then.
I think I'll just go home and screw what I can from the state and my neighbours.

Ooh goody a guessing game. Are you a member of the 'Royal' family?

[IBM]

Ooh goody a guessing game. Are you a member of the 'Royal' family?

Didn't Animus already take us through that?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Not while housing prices are still depreciating.

wrong. house pricing decreasing = win win for first time buyers.

[aidanjt]

wrong. house pricing decreasing = win win for first time buyers.

Not when you buy and it devalues by 50%.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Not when you buy and it devalues by 50%.

You really think it will devalue by 50% in 30 years time?

come on. stop being negative as others have said lol!

[petercook7]

half empty

or half full... It's a system I can use to benefit myself, while others get screwed because of it.

You dont understand the system, you only benefit from the system if some random event happens otherwise your not going to benefit.

[Phage]

Ooh goody a guessing game. Are you a member of the 'Royal' family?

Heh. Now there's something we can agree on.