An American Tragedy - "The Great Recession":: Poetic Times From Wall Street To Main Street

President Obama and the GOP closed out 2010 with a good deal for wealthy Americans; this truly is real money borrowed from the futures of generations to come.

• $858 Billion In Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
• $600 Billion Of U.S. Treasury Bills Recovery Aid
• 46.2 Million Americans Living In Poverty
• 9.1 Percent Unemployment In America, Higher In Some Areas
• 16.7 Percent Underemployment And Increasing In Major Cities
• 8.4 Million Jobs Lost Since The Recession Began And Rising
• $447 Billion "The American Jobs Act" Proposal 2011

The rich have everything they want except happiness, and the poor are sacrificed to the unhappiness of the rich. — Thomas Merton