This is a false statement. Jazz was the great equalizer. Where else could one find members of both races in an old jazz band.
For your brain try this:
Zoot Allures by Frank Zappa
brilliant arrangement by Zappa, but the vocals are right up your ally.
Federal tax revenue increased in the 1980s from increased economic activity. Today, the ratio of parasite (gov't and other teet-suckers) to taxpayer is much higher. The spending is not going where it should be to benefit the business cycle.
Not where I live. In fact many appear to be doing better than myself. But the comment mainly was pertaining to the fortitude of many Americans, who in my book make up what is known as "America", not to be confused with US gov't which is going broke and becoming increasingly paranoid and...
Totalitarianism and fascism won't fly in the US. Count on it. Current decision by Supreme Court (9 -0) against Obama administration intrusion on religious liberty is the first sign.
You have become too negative. It is the other way around, as the boomer generation is slowly becoming washed out. Look at the current leadership,it is riddled with failure. I am 56, but still young in my thinking. The future is yours, if your generation will only seize it and start "kicking...