"math is hard!"

when it comes to numbers i'm like the controversial barbie doll that says, "math is hard!" i can't stand numbers and while i'm not one of those "2+2=football!" people, i am one of those "2+2=who the hell cares?" people. i don't 'get' math and i'm not interested in numbers but today i came across some numbers that i do get and i am interested in. check it:

69% of americans say the national economy is "getting worse"
53% of americans believe the national economy will be worse a year from now
61% rate the economy as bad, very bad, or terrible

$5 trillion: low figure of the national debt last week
$9 trillion: more realistic national debt number*
$2 trillion: total consumer debt, approximately

$10,000: average household credit card debt
$XXX,XXX,XXX: mortgage and student loan debt (Ieaving blank, it is monday)

are these numbers making you want to vomit? they make me want to vomit, so let's move on to words…

the average citizen in this country OWES more than they MAKE. the average family is spending nearly a quarter of their entire income to pay off debt. for over a decade now the economy in this country has been 'driven' by introducing new debt. i don't think i need to personalize this because unless you are part of the elite one percent that benefits from the current financial system i don't need to go any farther to convince YOU that YOU are broke - or a few paychecks away from being broke.

so yeah, barbie is right - when you're dealing with what is basically a nationwide pay day loan operation, a counterfeit money system, and a system that makes citizens pay more interest each time the government spends more - "math is hard!"

what are we going to do? have a barbeque?

go shopping?

pay bills?

*once government obligations are considered (medicare, social security, etc.). many people think $14 trillion is more accurate on a federal level, yet both numbers fail to include the debt of individuals in this country or the debt of states.