You Know That Your City Has Become A Hellhole When….

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You Know That Your City Has Become A Hellhole When….

October 12, 2011Source: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]



All across America there are cities and towns that were once prosperous and beautiful that are being transformed into absolute hellholes. The scars left by the long-term economic decline of the United States are getting deeper and more gruesome. The tax base in many areas of the nation has been absolutely devastated as millions of jobs have left this country. Hundreds of cities are drowning in debt and are desperately trying to survive. Last year, city government revenues in the United States fell by another [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. That was the fifth year in a row that we have seen a decline. Meanwhile, costs associated with health care, pensions and virtually everything else continue to explode. So what are cities doing to make ends meet? Well, one big trend that we are now witnessing is that many U.S. cities have been getting rid of huge numbers of employees. If you can believe it, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] of all U.S. cities are laying workers off this year. Social services and essential infrastructure programs are also being savagely cut back in many areas of the country. The cold, hard truth is that most of our cities are flat broke and things are going to get even worse in the years ahead.

So how do you know if your own city has become a hellhole?

Well, a few potential “red flags” are posted below….

You know that your city has become a hellhole when most of the street lights[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] because of unpaid electric bills.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when it announces that it will [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] in order to save money.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when it simply [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] to retired workers.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when it rips up asphalt roads and replaces them with gravel [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

You know that your city has become a hellhole when it eliminates [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

You know that your city has become a hellhole when [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] of all the people living there can’t read.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] sells for under $10,000.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when you can literally buy a house [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

You know that your city has become a hellhole when you have hundreds of people [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] underneath your streets.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] have been sent to prison for corruption.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] get shut down because of a lack of money.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when you have dozens of young people [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] that are thirsty for revenge and that are armed with bats, pipes and guns.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when it is considered to be [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] in the world.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when thieves [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] after they have broken into your car and taken your things.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] are two of the only viable businesses that remain in the city.

You know that your city has become a hellhole when the police chief announces that the police department [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] to calls about burglary and identity theft due to very deep budget cuts.

Many of the examples above may seem humorous at first glance, but the truth is that they reveal just how deeply tragic our economic decline really is.

This is one of the reasons why I write about our trade deficit over and over and over. Every single month, tens of billions of dollars more wealth goes out of the United States than enters it. Every single month, we are getting poorer as a nation. Every single month, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

Any politician that tells you that he or she can solve our economic problems without fundamentally addressing our horrific trade imbalance is lying to you. That means that there are a whole lot of liars in both political parties.

If the number of good jobs continues to decline, the plight of [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] is going to continue to get worse. Home sales will continue to hover around [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. The American people will continue [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] with the economy.

The signs of decline are all around us.

Quit listening to the politicians and just open up your eyes and look.




So do any of you have any additional signs that a city has become a hellhole to add to the list above? Please feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts below….