One American’s True Story: “How I Went From Middle Class To Homeless”

Jon Alternative Media, Blogosphere, Economy, Politics

Meet Joe. He used to make a steady income in manufacturing, but the work has disappeared. Now, he is selling everything and moving into his van.
Joe is one of the 71% of Americans who think the U. S. economic system is “rigged in favor of certain groups,” according to a new poll by Marketplace and Edison Research. The poll asked a simple question: Which of the following comes closer to your opinion on the economic system in the U. S. People could select between three options:
The economic system is rigged in favor of certain groups The economy system is fair to all Americans Don’t know Most selected rigged economy.
As CNN adds, it didn’t matter if the person was white, black or Hispanic or whether they identified as Republican, Democrat or Independent. The majority feel the American Dream comes with huge asterisk that reads “only for the favored few.”


This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 29, 2016.