Work: Then and Now

Work then:

And now:

We are completely removed from what our work produces. Then again, what exactly does one produce in an economy based on consumerism and Ponzi schemes?

And no wonder everyone is so fat. All we do is sit down and push buttons.

The Great Depression: Then and Now

The Great Depression then:

The Great Depression Recession now

What are you talking about? Move along, nothing to see…..

“Our Great War’s a spiritual war . . . our Great Depression is our lives” – Tyler Durden

Some depressing charts:

Household Debt-to-Income (meaning how much debt you have in relation to your yearly earnings). Shows how a nation of savers (see 1975) became a nation of consumer serfs.

Unemployment chart. Please note that unemployment is actually much higher- somewhere in the mid-teens as the government does not count people who gave up looking for a job, went back to school because they could not find work, or work part time hours when they wish to be employed full time.

I know the Great Depression was a terrible time in the nation’s history, but at least they admitted it was a Depression- and dressed better.

Grocery Stores: Then and Now

Grocery stores then:

Grocery stores now: