Bring On Armageddon

MidnightCowboy · 24. Dec 2011, 04:44 AM

With all the real trouble and hardship there is in the world, when you read reports like this it makes you wonder if the human race is worth preserving at all

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16323666

wdhpr · 24. Dec 2011, 04:59 AM

What gets me, is many may not be able to afford these sneakers and are willing to sacrifice more necessary needs to sport $180.00 shoes which could buy about 3 weeks worth of groceries.
As far as Armageddon goes that will occur when the country goes broke and can no longer afford public assistance programs.

MidnightCowboy · 24. Dec 2011, 08:23 AM

It seems we never learn from History either, despite reminders of it being all around us.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

wdhpr · 24. Dec 2011, 04:30 PM

Quote:

At the peak of tulip mania, in February 1637, some single tulip bulbs sold for more than 10 times the annual income of a skilled craftsman. It is generally considered the first recorded speculative bubble

and I thought the dot com bubble was bad

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24. Dec 2011, 04:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	What gets me, is many may not be able to afford these sneakers and are willing to sacrifice more necessary needs to sport $180.00 shoes which could buy about 3 weeks worth of groceries. As far as Armageddon goes that will occur when the country goes broke and can no longer afford public assistance programs.