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Johnnie Ellington II October 7, 2012 at 1:15 PM · "Gold is the currency of kings, silver is the currency of princes, barter is the currency of peasants, and DEBT is the currency of SLAVES".

Johnnie Ellington II October 7, 2012 at 11:51 AM · 01. The poor: work and work, 02. The rich: exploit the poor, 03. The soldier: protects both, 04. The taxpayer: pays for all three, 05. The wanderer: rests for all four, 06. The drunk: drinks for all five, 07. The banker: robs all six, 08. The lawyer: misleads all seven, 09. The doctor: kills all eight, 10. The undertaker: buries all nine, 11. The Politician: lives happily on the account of all ten.

Johnnie Ellington II October 7, 2011 at 6:10 AM · QE to infinity is unavoidable. Nearly Half of U.S. Lives in Household Receiving Government Benefit By Sara Murray October 5, 2011, 2:31 PM ET Families were more dependent on government programs than ever last year. Nearly half, 48.5%, of the population lived in a household that received some type of government benefit in the first quarter of 2010, according to Census data. Those numbers have risen since the middle of the recession when 44.4% lived households receiving benefits in the third quarter of 2008. The share of people relying on government benefits has reached a historic high, in large part from the deep recession and meager recovery, but also because of the expansion of government programs over the years. (See a timeline on the history of government benefits programs here.) Means-tested programs, designed to help the needy, accounted for the largest share of recipients last year. Some 34.2% of Americans lived in ...