7 Stressors Sapping the Middle Class

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EXCESS UNFOUNDED FEARS IS STRESSFUL, IF PROBLEM CANNOT BE RECTIFY, LET
THE PROBLEM BE RECTIFIED BY ITSELF, ITS NORMAL TO WORRY BUT 24/7 WORRIES IS LIKE BUYING SERVICES IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR FUNERAL.
SO, WHY INDULGE IN UNREASONABLE STRESS, STRESS IS LIKE A TERMITE
EATING ONE'S SOUL. DO THE REVERSE AND YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT
PRESENT TIMES IS LIKE TEMPERING A STEEL TO HARDEN. WE WILL NOT BE STRONG LIKE STEEL IF WE DON'T EXPERIENCE HARDSHIP SO HARDSHIP IS NEEDED
AT TIMES TO MAKE US A BETTER PERSON, A PERSON WHO CAN COPE UP WITH EVERY GIVEN SCENARIO. A PERSON WHO CAN RISE UP AGAINTS ALL UNPLEASANT SITUATION AND THESE PERSON ARE REAL PERSONS WHO CAN WEATHER OUT ANY STORMS, HURRICANE IN THEIR LIVES.

ROGELIO ROSAL of CA 7:37AM July 22, 2010

WORLD ECONOMY HARDSHIP EQUATES WITH GREEDINESS, GREEDINESS IS DEFINE AS PIRANHA WITH UNCONTROLLED APPETITE TO CONTROL AND CONSUME MORE
THAN HIS ACTUAL NEEDS..... TRIM GREEDINESS ABOUT 10% AND ECONOMIC LIFE
OF A NATION WILL TURN AROUND FOR A BETTER, THIS TRIMMING SHOULD START
WITHIN US AND ITS CONTAGIOUS.

ROGELIO ROSAL of CA 7:26AM July 22, 2010

WE LIKE GOOD THINGS, YES ALL ARE ENTITLE TO IT, OUR SOCIETY TODAY IS
ADDICTED TO EXCESS VANITY, EXCESS LUXURIES, DROWNING CAPRICE, THEN
WHEN ALL THIS EXCESSES ARE DENIED, MENTALLY UNHEALTHY PEOPLE
GRUMBLES, SOMETIMES CONTEMPLATES AND COMMIT SUICIDE TO ESCAPE
THE TEMPORARY HARDSHIP, LESSON: LOOK AT THE ANTS, THEY HAUL THEIR
FOOD FORMING LONG LINE IN TWO WAY TRAFFIC HARMONIOUSLY, WORKING
IN UNISON TO STORE FOOD IN THEIR SILOS, AT RAIN TIME, THEY ARE ALL
IN THEIR COLONY CONTENTEDLY WITH VAST RESERVES THAT WILL LAST FOR A LONG TIME, THIS SCENARIO IS BEING OBSERVED BY CHINESE AND APPLY IT
AND VIOLA, WHO GOT A LOT OF MONEY, FOOD? ANSWER = CHINA

ROGELIO ROSAL of CA 7:16AM July 22, 2010

LIKE LIFE, ECONOMY IS CYCLE. TIME TO RISE TIME TO DESCEND, TIME
TO ACCELERATE TIME TO DECELERATE, KEYWORD: THE HUMBLE WILL BE
EXALTED, THE PROUD AND ARROGANT WILL BE TURN-AWAY EMPTY.....
ALL WE POSSES IN LIFE IS TEMPORARILY, ANYWAY WE CANNOT BRING
ALL THOSE GOODIES WHEN WE DEPART THIS WORLD GOING TO ANOTHER
WORLD SO WHY BOTHER TO ACQUIRE MORE WEALTH THAN WE CAN CONSUME,
" BEST IS PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT WORLD " ANSWER IS INTROSPECT AND ASK YOUR INNER CORE, YOUR HEART WILL ANSWER YOU......

ROGELIO ROSAL of CA 7:06AM July 22, 2010

Ana posted: "my husband has gotten a huge raise ( he's in health care )"
Health care costs went up 190 percent since 1990.
Enough said.

Kevin of OH 4:21AM July 22, 2010

Pretty soon there will no longer be a middle class so it's either rich or poor, good news is that you get to choose!

Sean of NY 2:57PM July 05, 2010

I quit my job in 2008 to take care of my child. And our lives have never been better. At first I was nervous about all the things we would have to do without. Contrary to popular opinion, people like us are not always 'well-off' or 'rich' thus making a stay-at-home choice easy for us. We cut back and sacrificed A LOT to have a one-breadwinner home. However, since the recession, I have realized how much money we wasted on stuff and services we didn't really need. Now, even though my husband has gotten a huge raise ( he's in health care ), I find myself still shopping at Goodwill, clipping coupons, and finding free entertainment. Good habits like these will last a lifetime.
Now, I have convinced my child the best toys are from the Dollar Store. And at least for now, she believes it ! She has not been spoiled like many middle-class kids, and would rather play at the local park than play video games or go to a movies. It's all relative......you only really need what you THINK you do.

Ana of KS 7:04PM June 23, 2010

A lot of ppl think the worst has come and gone.
I assure you the very same farce was played out not too long
after 1929.
The 1st difference this time is we import over 80% of our oil.
The 2nd difference this time is we sent millions of jobs overseas.
The 3rd difference this time is the GAIA religion is clearly in view
on the Georgia Guidestones.
The 4th difference this time is more US ppl bought guns in 90 day
timeframe than standing armies of China and India hold combined.
The 5th difference is they also bought over 10 billion rnds of ammo.
The 6th difference is thanks to the internet millions of ppl know
what the CFR, Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission, Club of Rome
and other groups really are about.
The 7th difference is mainstream science has exposed GMO food
kills lab animals and causes sterility within 2 generations.
The 8th difference is over 90% of Europe doesn't have Fluoride in
its water for reasons that easily found on google.
The 9th difference is the book "confessions of an economic hitman"
was not around to tell you play by play how the world is being
plundered by pirates who wear suits.
The 10th difference is we have a gangster government.
Good Luck to you all !

onsite repair of OK 7:39AM June 07, 2010

One doesn't see anyone in Congress "sacrificing" their salaries, healthcare benfits, retirement packages, etc. Talk about blowing smoke. But most of them look pretty good on your new LCD HDTV, don't they?
People buying a residential property during the uptick should have known that the bubble was going to burst sooner or later.
Bring manufacturing back to the States, yeah, right! The new "green" economy. Makes me want to puke bile. An offshore company (who happens to be from China) is providing the solar panels for a solar power project in Texas, funded by the American taxpayer. Get the picture yet?
New taxes and inflation, we haven't even begun to see what's going to be needed to finance our national debt and what's going to happen to our dollar's value.
Blame everyone and everything for what has happened and is happening. Divide and conquer. Polarize the electorate. Just broadcast extremist views from all sides to sell advertising.
Where are the moderates???????

Bruce Wallace of CA 7:36AM June 03, 2010

One doesn't see anyone in Congress "sacrificing" their salaries, healthcare benfits, retirement packages, etc. Talk about blowing smoke. But most of them look pretty good on your new LCD HDTV, don't they?
People buying a residential property during the uptick should have known that the bubble was going to burst sooner or later.
Bring manufacturing back to the States, yeah, right! The new "green" economy. Makes me want to puke bile. An offshore company (who happens to be from China) is providing the solar panels for a solar power project in Texas, funded by the American taxpayer. Get the picture yet?
New taxes and inflation, we haven't even begun to see what's going to be needed to finance our national debt and what's going to happen to our dollar's value.
Blame everyone and everything for what has happened and is happening. Divide and conquer. Polarize the electorate. Just broadcast extremist views from all sides to sell advertising.
Where are the moderates???????

Bruce Wallace of CA 7:36AM June 03, 2010