Five Reasons Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History

backseatLover12

Perspective... And not living in the Deep South as a liberal colored woman.


http://billmoyers.com/2013/12/26/five-r ... n-history/

Last-12-Exit

backseatLover12 wrote:

Perspective... And not living in the Deep South as a liberal colored woman.


http://billmoyers.com/2013/12/26/five-r ... n-history/

You described it well, perspective. There's a good argument for each of those categories.

Godfather.

happy happy happy !


Godfather.

Godfather.

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/12/ ... ?hpt=hp_t1

http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/27/news/ec ... ?hpt=hp_t2


Godfather.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Godfather. wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/12/specials/yir-top-stories-vote/?hpt=hp_t1

http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/27/news/ec ... ?hpt=hp_t2


Godfather.

Two-thirds of respondents said most of the economic news they've heard recently was bad news. More rural than urban dwellers said the economy was in poor shape.

And just over half expected the economy to remain in poor shape a year from now.

Is the economy as good as it looks?

By some metrics, the economy has moved ahead this year. The stock market, for example, has surged -- the Nasdaq is up nearly 40% since January. Unemployment is at a five-year low point. Auto sales are at a seven-year high. Gas prices have dropped. And the housing sector, which dragged the U.S. into recession five years ago, is rebounding.

The Federal Reserve sees signs of strength, too. In December the central bank pulled back slightly on the stimulus that has boosted investor confidence this year.

But behind those numbers are the long-term unemployed, the under-employed and those who have dropped out of -- or never even entered -- the workforce. They're not sharing in the surging stock market, and many are about to lose jobless benefits.

By all measurable indicators, your economy has rebounded and is surging forwards from the complete meltdown your favourite president placed it in. This has happened pretty quickly in my mind given the state of the country when this president assumed power.

This piece, that you linked, offers results of a survey where 2 thirds of respondents don't feel strongly about the economy and most of the negative respondents were from rural areas. I'm curious to know if some of these people have really short memories or long standing attitudes about things like gay marriages and black presidents that cloud their judgement?

Go Beavers

I agree, things are overall better. It's too bad that too many people think things are getting worse. You see comments in AMT almost every day where someone thinks things are worse, then that perspective clouds how they see things. That can feed someones fear, and when they're in that fearful frame of mind, they're more susceptible to manipulation.

brianlux

Go Beavers wrote:

I agree, things are overall better. It's too bad that too many people think things are getting worse. You see comments in AMT almost every day where someone thinks things are worse, then that perspective clouds how they see things. That can feed someones fear, and when they're in that fearful frame of mind, they're more susceptible to manipulation.

In some ways I agree, things are better. But when I read this...

August 20 is Earth Overshoot Day 2013, marking the date when humanity exhausted nature’s budget for the year. We are now operating in overdraft. For the rest of the year, we will maintain our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

In 1993, Earth Overshoot Day—the approximate date our resource consumption for a given year exceeds the planet’s ability to replenish—fell on October 21. In 2003, Overshoot Day was on September 22. Given current trends in consumption, one thing is clear: Earth Overshoot Day arrives a few days earlier each year.

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/inde ... shoot_day/

...I don't feel very confident about how well we are doing.

dignin

brianlux wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

I agree, things are overall better. It's too bad that too many people think things are getting worse. You see comments in AMT almost every day where someone thinks things are worse, then that perspective clouds how they see things. That can feed someones fear, and when they're in that fearful frame of mind, they're more susceptible to manipulation.

In some ways I agree, things are better. But when I read this...

August 20 is Earth Overshoot Day 2013, marking the date when humanity exhausted nature’s budget for the year. We are now operating in overdraft. For the rest of the year, we will maintain our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

In 1993, Earth Overshoot Day—the approximate date our resource consumption for a given year exceeds the planet’s ability to replenish—fell on October 21. In 2003, Overshoot Day was on September 22. Given current trends in consumption, one thing is clear: Earth Overshoot Day arrives a few days earlier each year.

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/inde ... shoot_day/

...I don't feel very confident about how well we are doing.

Exactly. Hard to say we are doing better when you take a look at the environment, the very thing humanity needs for survival.

Prince Of Dorkness

They got that map in the last one wrong.

They forgot Utah in the "marriage equality" map. And trust me... that's better than 10 Christmases in a row for me.



Where are the "thanks a lot Obama" people?

josevolution

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

They got that map in the last one wrong.

They forgot Utah in the "marriage equality" map. And trust me... that's better than 10 Christmases in a row for me.



Where are the "thanks a lot Obama" people?

Obama haters will hate him no matter what he does he could come up with a cure for Cancer and he would still be hated ..