Time-lapse collapse...

[Subdivisions]

All I can say is: "Wow. That's scary."

http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html

[Brickbat]

1. Well, that was depressing.

[Subdivisions]

5. Yes. And that animation doesn't even include the further 1.7% of

additional jobs lost since it was made. So, it's even worse than this graph shows.

[derby378]

2. Scary, indeed!

:scared:

[closeupready]

3. OMG. That really IS frightening.

:(

[Cerridwen]

4. Fascinating - in a watching a train-wreck in slow-motion, in

living-color kind of way.

Yeah, oh yeah, "the economy" is definitely getting better. /sarcasm

[closeupready]

6. Roubini is saying things are going to get worse!

How much longer until we start getting mass disorder? I know several people who are out of work and have been for a long time, and to a person they are getting bored (a luxury among those who have UI) - never, EVER a good development among the young and able-bodied.

[Cerridwen]

8. No kidding.

Makes me wonder if some of the "the economy is improving" happy horse shit is exactly that - horse shit. Just another attempt to let people know that their lousy financial condition is their individual problem rather than a systemic breakdown in systems.

[Wounded Bear]

9. You've touched on a key point...

That being what is the economy, exactly?

Apparently for some it is a giant casino where the wealthy can gamble on "investments."

For most of us, though, it is supposedly the source of employment and income for the masses.

Right now, the gamblers are "winning" the argument.

[Cerridwen]

11. Good point.

If we really want to stir up discussion, start talking about how GDP is defined and measured and how it contributes to, or not, the Chimera known as "the economy."

[closeupready]

16. Is it possible that an economy could emerge which bypasses Wall Street altogether?

I mean, if many of them are intent on selling and profiting from defective financial products, then why is anyone compelled to do business with them?

[glitch]

14. bingo "lousy financial condition is their individual problem rather than a systemic breakdown" nt

[arcadian]

19. Wait until those people start getting hungry.

We're already seeing crimes committed by people "just trying to feed their families" on a pretty big scale.

[glitch]

17. or cancer take over a body

:scared:

[Cerridwen]

18. With no healthcare available to treat it.

:scared: is right.

[ddeclue]

7. Excellent website - too bad you can't facebook share it..

Classic viral spread!

:(

[Echo In Light]

10. Oh, you're just being "negative!" Everything's gonna be perfectly fine

:wtf: :sarcasm:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. But..but..the stock market is up. We just have to wait for the "trickle-down" payoff..someday.

[MerryBlooms]

13. Equally frightening for many

I was just sent this link and haven't explored it much yet, but it looks like there's some decent information.

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparebar.jsp?ind=125&cat=3&sub=39&yr=134&typ=2

[mikelgb]

15. America, Fuck Yeah!