18 signs that America is rotting right before your eyes...
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By Michael T. Snyder
Sometimes it isn’t necessary to quote facts and figures about government debt, unemployment and the trade deficit in order to convey how badly America is decaying. The truth is that millions of Americans can watch America rotting right in front of their eyes by stepping out on their front porches. Record numbers of homes have been foreclosed on and in some of the most run down cities as many as a third of all houses have been abandoned. Unemployment remains at depressingly high levels and the number of Americans on food stamps continues to set new records month after month. Due to severe budget cuts, class sizes are exploding and school programs are being eliminated. In some areas of the U.S. schools are even going to four day weeks. With little to no funding available, bridges are crumbling and street lights are being turned off in many communities. In some areas, asphalt roads are actually being ground up and turned back into gravel roads because they are less expensive to maintain. There aren’t even as many police available to patrol America’s decaying cities because budget problems have forced local communities across the U.S. to lay off tens of thousands of officers.
1 – Due to extreme budget cuts, school systems across the United States are requiring their students to bring more supplies with them than ever this year.
2 – According to the American Association of School Administrators, 48 percent of all U.S. school districts are reporting budget cuts of 10 percent or less for
3 – In Chicago, drastic budget cuts could result in an average class size of 37 students.
4 – The governor of Hawaii has completely shut down that state’s schools on Fridays - moving teachers and students to a four day week.
5 – According to the Federal Highway Administration, approximately a third of America’s major roadways are already in substandard condition.
6 – All over the United States, asphalt roads are being ground up and are being replaced with gravel because it is cheaper to maintain.
7 – According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 25 percent of America’s nearly 600,000 bridges
8 – In a desperate attempt to save money, the city of Colorado Springs turned off a third of its streetlights and put its police helicopters up for auction.
9 – The state of Arizona has eliminated funding for full-day kindergarten and has shut down a number of state parks.
10 – Over the past year, approximately 100 of New York’s state parks and historic sites have had to cut services and reduce hours.
11 - In Georgia, the county of Clayton recently eliminated its entire public bus system in order to save 8 million dollars.
12 – Elsewhere in Georgia, 30,000 people recently turned out to pick up only 13,000 applications for government-subsidized housing. A near-riot ensued and
13- In the city of Philadelphia, rolling fire station “brown outs” recently cost a 12 year old autistic boy named Frank Marasco his life.
14- Oakland, California Police Chief Anthony Batts says that due to severe budget cuts there are a number of crimes that his department will simply not be able to respond to any longer
15- The sheriff’s department in Ashtabula County, Ohio has been slashed from 112 to 49 deputies, and there is now just one vehicle remaining to patrol all 720 square miles of the county.
16 – Of 315 municipalities the New Jersey State Policemen’s union recently canvassed, more than half indicated that they were planning to lay off police officers.
17 – Not that the criminals are doing that much better. Things have gotten so bad in Camden, New Jersey that not even the drug dealers are spending their money anymore.
18 – Almost everyone knows someone who has been severely impacted by this economic downturn. A new
So can’t the states just step up and start spending more money and fix these things?
Well, no. The truth is
So can’t the U.S. government step in and bail out the states?
Well, yes, but
How much more money can the U.S. government possibly spend?
Are you ready to pay double the taxes?
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