Danke der Erwaehnung von Tom und Jerry. Da lag ich ja mit 2012 jetzt schon drei Jahre daneben ...

Habe auf Daily Sheeple eine schoene Zusammenstellung zur Ergaenzung unserer Forums-Sammlung "Steiler als senkrecht geht nicht" gefunden:

"10 Charts Which Show We Are Much Worse off Than Just Before the Last Economic Crisis"

"#1 The National Debt
Just prior to the last recession, the U.S. national debt was a bit above 9 trillion dollars. Since that time, it has nearly doubled. ...
#2 Total Debt
Back in 1975, our total debt level was sitting at about 2.5 trillion dollars. ... today we are rapidly closing in on 60 trillion dollars.
#3 The Velocity Of Money
#4 The Homeownership Rate
... rate of homeownership in the United States has fallen to a 20 year low ...
#5 The Employment Rate
... prior to the last recession, approximately 63 percent of the working age population of the United States was employed. ... this ratio fell to below 59 percent and it stayed there for several years. ... recently it has peeked back above 59 percent, ...
#6 The Labor Force Participation Rate
... the 'labor force participation rate' has fallen substantially since the end of the last recession ...
#7 The Inactivity Rate For Men In Their Prime Working Years
Just prior to the last recession, the inactivity rate for men in their prime working years was about 9 percent. Today it is just about 12 percent.
#8 Real Median Household Income
-39 percent of American workers make less than $20,000 a year.
-52 percent of American workers make less than $30,000 a year.
-63 percent of American workers make less than $40,000 a year.
-72 percent of American workers make less than $50,000 a year.
#9 Inflation
... the cost of food and beverages has gone up nearly 50 percent just since the year 2000.
#10 Government Dependence
... the federal government is now spending about twice as much on food stamps as it was just prior to the last recession."

Staats- und Gesamtverschuldung vervielfachten sich. Geldumlaufsgeschwindigkeit und Hauseigentum (Eigenheime) auf Tiefststaenden. Beschaeftigungs-Niveau and Anteil der Arbeitsfaehigen, die produktiv arbeiten, sinken. Preise und die Abhaengigkeit immer groesserer Bevoelkerungskreise von Regierungszuwendungen steigen, waehrend der Median der Haushaltseinkommen faellt.

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