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70 Uncomfortable Facts About The US Economy, By The Numbers

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Dr.Gnar
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No wonder America is so broke, much because of Obama, here are a few examples of some of the dumb shit the government spends on and other scary facts, and the article with the full list. Post your favorite (or least favorite).


$147,000,000,000 - In the U.S., medical costs related to obesity are estimated to be approximately 147 billion dollars a year.

$175,587 - The Obama administration spent $175,587 to find out if cocaine causes Japanese quail to engage in sexually risky behavior.

80 - Americans buy 80 percent of the pain pills sold on the entire globe each year.

48 - Shockingly, at this point 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be "low income" or are living in poverty.

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOUR COUNTRY!?

Jun 10 2012 8:25PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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i hate statistics
Jun 10 2012 8:25PM
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Rafiki
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93% of statistics are made up
Jun 10 2012 8:27PM
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Joebin
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Mmhmm
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Jun 10 2012 8:29PM
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Dr.Gnar
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It sounds like Americans are mostly fat, lazy, self-entitled, complaining, government-leaching, undereducated fucks!
Jun 10 2012 8:29PM
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NotGhood
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why i like living in Canada.
Jun 10 2012 8:30PM
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Dr.Gnar
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certainly!
Jun 10 2012 8:32PM
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iRapeKittens
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yup, we're fucked
Jun 10 2012 8:33PM
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C-Weezy
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yea its all Obamas fault...because he is a muslim terrorist with no birth certificate...... .... .... .... ..
Jun 10 2012 8:33PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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quoting for emphasis, best country ever.
Jun 10 2012 8:33PM
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Bateman
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70 uncomfortable facts about OP would make a way better thread
Jun 10 2012 8:33PM
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Rafiki
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Jun 10 2012 8:34PM
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Bill.Nye
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82% of people do.
Jun 10 2012 8:36PM
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Dr.Gnar
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....further evidence
Jun 10 2012 8:38PM
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Yeezy
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Thats the problem, people like you are too ignorant to realize Obama, and the "Obama" Administration are completely different. Very few of these decisions are actually made by him, and you will never realize that. You're too blinded by ignorance to ever research the other side, so you rant about Obama.
Jun 10 2012 8:40PM
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Dr.Gnar
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ya well he started it
Jun 10 2012 8:41PM
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Rafiki
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that canada is a horrible country?
Jun 10 2012 8:41PM
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Bill.Nye
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Not sure if serious but I'm just gonna remove this from my thread watch before I'm forced to find out.
Jun 10 2012 8:42PM
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Yeezy
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i hope to god this is a troll
Jun 10 2012 8:44PM
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Ribss.
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I wish I had access to 1% of the pain pills consumed by the world, god I would be nodded out 24 fucking 7.
Jun 10 2012 8:44PM
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TheBlueMtSkier
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Why the fuck can't people post chicks in bikinis, but this shit is allowed to fly.

This entire thread needs to take the express train the fuck out of this forum.
Jun 10 2012 8:51PM
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Lucas
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Exactly. It sucks.
Jun 10 2012 10:07PM
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smooticus
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Ya well im sure if you really investigated how those stats were gathered you would find that most of them are bullshit. Theres nothing wrong with the US except an economic slump and a fucked up budget from the war. Keep calm and carry on.
Jun 10 2012 10:20PM
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SteveStepp
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That was a weak right wing attack on Obama and his administration.. Those facts might be real, but attributing some of them directly to Obama is absurd.
Jun 10 2012 10:36PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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>weed laws
>drinking laws
>civil liberties
>we actually have money
>everyone can go to school
Jun 10 2012 10:40PM
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ForeverYung
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The black professor supporting his fellow black man. And its all bush's fault
Jun 10 2012 10:42PM
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.R-Lohin
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N' i told that teachin' lady the only 3 letters I need to know are U S n' A
Jun 10 2012 10:47PM
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Campeador
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Ignorance is bliss.
Jun 10 2012 10:50PM
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Stickity
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you can't necessarily blame bush either as it's really hard to pinpoint when the economy takes a downturn and it's still too early to say for sure whether or not obama has made poor decisions. it takes time for these things to work themselves out

and as a sidenote, obama implemented economical strategies that the republicans used in the 80s. just sayin
Jun 10 2012 10:56PM
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gotti
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you are from canada and clearly have never read about american politics. the national debt and much american bullshitting actually began with the George H. W. Bush invasion of Kuwait and eventually Iraq. Obama has barely anything to do with it but gets all the blame. I am a republican, but I have sympathy for presidents because ignorant foreigners like you rip on them without reading into the subject.


I officially deem you... a sieve
Jun 10 2012 10:59PM
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crab_pretzel
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yea i agree that this these stats are pretty disconcerting, but i was disapointed to see the op wasnt from america and was probably pointing fingers at how much we suck. but this comment, come on man, you can throw us all into one boat. even if it is the majority of people here who suck. reading that just pisses me off so much
Jun 10 2012 11:10PM
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Bodhisattva_
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Since you aren't from America an you have no knowledge of the subject other than what you read on some right wing Obama hating propaganda site you should probably just kill yourself.
maybe the statistics were correct but blaming it all on Obama is just it ignorance.
Jun 10 2012 11:16PM
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crab_pretzel
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*cant
Jun 10 2012 11:16PM
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smooticus
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Don't get me wrong, obviously we are in a tricky spot. I, like most people, could go on about what my views on the state of the economy are.What really troubles me is how the media fills peoples head with shit like this. You read those stats and tell me there not fucked. Sure there are some worrisome ones in there, but the validity of the source is questionable, many of them are irrelevant, and its pretty obvious that quite a few are super right slanted erroneous garbage.
Jun 10 2012 11:21PM
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manutdsaol
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Let's see. 9.9% unemployment rate and 100 million Americans unemployed (both stated in article). The U.S. population is 311 million. Sounds about right.
Jun 10 2012 11:45PM
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charmander
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well, this is why i support lower taxes and no public healthcare, if ya wanna be fat feel free to die of it
Jun 10 2012 11:48PM
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scientist
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did any of you click the links they cited...mostly conspiricy survivalist forums.

Either way, the world we live in is going to be undergoing dramatic changes in the near future.
Jun 10 2012 11:50PM
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Rafiki
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are you just a moron? America has every one of those except weed laws. saying "we actually have money" is a retarded thing to say.
>drinking age of 21
>constitution
>66% of Americans are considered "middle class"
>public education
>you're a fucking retarded and should use barbed wire as a bungee jump cord
Jun 10 2012 11:52PM
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Bodhisattva_
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And also, 147k isn't that much on a national budget scale..
Jun 10 2012 11:52PM
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Travapple.
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where is this information coming from? many of these stats are clearly democratically slanted, i dont trust this shit, think for yourself.
Jun 11 2012 2:13AM
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CassiusClay
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Heavily debt and unemployment weighted statistics.... Certainly both dubya and Obama deserve fault for this (along with the fucking QE program). Unemployment will continue to grow worse over the next 20 years for the US,why pay more when you can outsource? Subsidies are going to the wrong places/shouldn't exist, and even if they went to something worthwhile, US production would still likely decrease. Subsidizing ethanol? You've got to be fucking kidding me. The only real fixable problem at this juncture would be to implement a leadership focused on cutting costs. The only piece really controllable is public funding.
Jun 11 2012 4:12AM
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JayMeZZy
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yeah you niggahs fucked
Jun 11 2012 5:26AM
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Sneaky_Aziz
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*147k is just a drop in the three bajillion gallon bucket that is our national budget. And i think that money was put to some damn good use.
Jun 11 2012 6:17AM
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feihlination
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Jun 11 2012 6:46AM
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feihlination
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so how exactly will you "force" firms to employ more americans when you wont subsidize them or force them directly?

both things are pretty communist, a thing most americans still fear more than al-qaida or other imaginary threats.
Jun 11 2012 6:48AM
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bdarb207
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What are you talking about? Obama called all Americans personally and not only encouraged but forced them to purchase 80% of the worlds percription drug market. Can't believe you didn't get one?
Jun 11 2012 7:02AM
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feihlination
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yeah, especially that "fact" is directly on obama. wonder how he will talk himself out of this.

the western world buys so many pain killers because its the easy way out. we stress our bodies at work in many ways and take the easy way out. americans are a big part of the first world, so this number surprised me only a little bit.
Jun 11 2012 7:07AM
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manutdsaol
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You better be joking
Jun 11 2012 8:40AM
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Rachy
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We love our drug manufacturers. We are probably top in a lot of drugs. Cause rather than fixing the problem, we find it cheaper to relieve the symptoms.

My back hurts, i'ma tell the doctor and get some vicoden. I'm not going to lose weight or start stretching cause that would be a waste of my time and mcdonalds tastes too good.


Jun 11 2012 9:07AM
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PhilboydStudge
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2nd page of ze lols
Jun 11 2012 9:21AM
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