Greed Nation 1

Greed in the United States certainly isn't new but it has been taken to new heights in the past few years. The country with the largest economy, over 11 trillion GDP, has been brought to its knees by the greed of the banking system that supports it. Their reward - our tax dollars wrapped in a red, white and blue bow to save them. The vicious circle of co-dependency between banks and the peasants they feed on is renewed and safe.
This will be the first of many posts that will illustrate just how our country, more than ever before, has become a "Greed Nation" or the United $tates of America.

Some food for thought:
* Guard troops may be needed in troubled Ala. county
* Decline & Fall Of America: JPMorgan Fleeces Alabama Hicks With “Shit Bonds,” National Guard Called In
* The Real Costs of a Culture of Greed

GREED

(Reuters) - The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world but has higher rates of infant mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries.

Here is a comparison of the United States' healthcare costs versus those of selected other countries in 2006:

UNITED STATES: 15.9 pct of GDP, $6,657 per capita

BRAZIL: 7.9 pct of GDP, $371 per capita

CANADA: 9.7 pct of GDP, $3,430 per capita

CHINA: 4.7 pct of GDP, $81 per capita

FRANCE: 11.1 pct of GDP, $3,807 per capita

GERMANY: 10.7 pct of GDP, $3,628 per capita

INDIA: 5.0 pct of GDP, $36 per capita

ISRAEL: 7.9 pct of GDP, $1,533 per capita

JAPAN: 8.2 pct of GDP, $2,936 per capita

MEXICO: 6.4 pct of GDP, $474 per capita

SOUTH AFRICA: 8.7 pct of GDP, $437 per capita

SWEDEN: 8.9 pct of GDP, $3,598 per capita

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: 5.2 pct of GDP, $277 per capita

UNITED KINGDOM: 8.2 pct of GDP, $3,064 per capita

(Source: The World Bank)

(Compiled by Andy Sullivan, editing by Philip Barbara)

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5504Z320090601?sp=true

If you can't win, then wish that we all lose...

Treasonous Glenn Beck and Michael Scheuer WANT and WISH For Another Terrorist Attack in the U.S.

This is what they have come too, wishing death on American citizens on American soil to advance their adgenda. If the American people wanted 4 more years of Bush and fear-mongering they would have elected McCain...give it a rest.

After eight long, tiresome years, President Al Gore won't be missed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/14/al-gore-democrats-us-news

Sad but true - only lawyers "get it" when it comes to the logic of holiday displays

Megyn Kelly, seen here frustrated with Bill O'Reilly's ignorance, tried to help Bill to understand why the Washington state governor had all Christmas displays removed.

make it stop

President Palin? Alaska governor ponders her future

President Bush...in one word

CNN: Historians: Bush presidency 'battered,' 'incompetent,' 'unlucky'
Ever wonder how a man like this could become a two-term President of the United States and the magic it took to convince the American public that he was not incompetent? Time may prove him right on some things, but I believe he will go down (and remain down) as one of the worst Presidents ever.

and a 76% disapproval rating - worse than Nixon just before he resigned.