Removing the Middle Class

[Operator]

I have theorized recently that this recession may not come to an end, at least not an end that would be an outcome where people are happy and prosperous once again.

I imagine that this recession will continue until the gap between the upper class and lower class grows wider and wider; until the middle class is all but gone.

As this happens, imagine every individual and family sitting atop a fence, teetering at the top. As this shock wave that is the recession travels down the fence, it will topple each person/family, causing them to fall on one or the other side of the fence.

On one side we have the upper class, this side is marked "Keep".

On the other side we have the lower class, this side is marked "Throw away".

So when that shock wave hits you and your family, on which side of that fence will you fall?

[dodge]

I'm already in the lower middle class as it is, so I'd be shitfucked into yesteryear.

It's kind of ridiculous...to think that this is what the government actually wants.

[Tacgnol]

Being in technology, I find no shortage of work.
Technology is where everything will end up anyway, I feel everyone should get into some form of it.

I don't know about in the states, but in Canada it actually costs the government more money to support those not working then those who have minimum wage jobs.

Schooling is even "free" here if you get into a field with high paying wages and an abundance of jobs.

[iamdisappoint]

Apr 5, 2009 7:20:06 GMT -5 Operator said:

So when that shock wave hits you and your family, on which side of that fence will you fall?

We are falling towards the disposable side. My dad got laid off after being with a company for about 12-13 years now. My mom was transferred from her old team to some shitty group that has no time off and she has to carry the load of the 3 fucktards in her group that go drinking everyday, ditching the clock early and without telling anyone in the process... she's getting pissed so she could possibly end up transferring back or getting fired.

I'm in college full-time to keep my health insurance alive, had no job, and nobody around here is hiring for anything that would cover gas money... school sucks and I got a debt from the last POS university I was thrown into by my parents, who still adhered to the theory that the degree was going to be worth a shit and instantly get me a house, land, family, etc. "American Dream" bs

My sister got in a car wreck and totaled her shit and got some injuries. Now fucking Allstate (dude's insurance) doesn't want to pay the car off and instead wants to short us by a couple thousand we can't afford and shouldn't have to pay (was his fault, crossed center line).

So then we go to buy a vehicle for her so she can go to her job and continue driving to school. And it turns out the fucking thing was stolen so now the cops are trying to dick around and won't return our money and wasting our fucking time when they have enough to put the bastard away already...

2009 has been a shitty year, and next year will be worse. We crawled and bled to make it to middle class only to be knocked back down... the rest of our family is lower class through.

This recession will not come to an end, it isn't meant to end. And to top it off they are trying to pass some new fucking taxes... 'carbon tax' anyone? Let that bitch try and get a quarter from me because I exhale!

[scartcticcg]

I fear that my family and a majority of my friends will be removable, but I still hold out that I might actually be "worthy" to stay in society. I get good grades, have a good reputation with all of my teachers, I have a decent knowledge of technology.

When I go to university a majority of it will be paid for by the government, so this shouldn't throw my family back too far either. If I pass with a decent set of degrees, then maybe I'll be able to get a job in the rapidly shriveling jobs market.

On the other hand, I would rather use these skills (which I actually don't think are too outstanding, but during my life all of my schools from primary up seem to have thought so) to bring down the NWO than serve it, so I might throw my self to the disposable side.

[dagradiaboli]

I believe this may be a benefit for the NWO, they want to remove the middle class. A revolution is usually started when the middle class and lower class are unhappy or treated unfairly. So removal of the middle class would make a revolt much less likely.

[vilenin1917]

The "middle class" is the product of super-profits gained by the industrialised world. The bourgeoisie can buy off part of the working class and create what is known as a labour aristocracy. But when the bourgeoisie does not have the profits to maintain the labour aristocracy, as it does not in the US, the L.A. sinks to the level of the remaining proletariat.