THE YEAR? 1910 - WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES

Saw this and thought it was interesting. Decided to share it with readers. Wonder how much control the government had over Americans in 1910?

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The year is 1910
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1910:
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The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian $1,500 -- $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME .
Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard.'
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
The Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars ....
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada , was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores.
Back then pharmacists said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.' ( Shocking? DUH! )
Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help ....
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !

I have posted this today. From here it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds!

Can you imagine what it may be like in another 100 years?

UNION CAMPAIGN ADS FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS

We are winding down to November 2, and with Obama screaming about the Chamber of Commerce accepting foreign campaign contributions, which isn't true, but Obama doesn't care about truth, we now find out who the REALLY BIG CAMPAIGN SPENDERS are. It's AFSCME, the largest public employees' union.

AFSCME has spent $88 million to influence this election. And most of it spent to keep Democrats in control of Washington. And where does AFSCME get all that money? UNION DUES paid by their members. And their members are paid by states, feds, school districts and municipalities. And the money for their wages, benefits and pensions comes FROM US!

Oh, I almost forgot. The public employee unions also got $160 billion in stimulus money to prop up union wages, pensions and benefits. And don't forget the $30 million Obama gave the teachers' union to save their jobs.

What a round Robin joke this is. Obama/Dems give the unions more than $160 billion of YOUR MONEY, the unions pay wages/benefits to their members with YOUR MONEY, the unions charge their members an average of $360 in union dues, again, YOUR MONEY, which is then used to directly influence upcoming elections so that the Dems can keep control of the purse strings and continue to bail out the unions and public employees with YOUR MONEY.

In the meantime, can you still pay your bills? Is your house in foreclosure? Is your house worth less than your mortgage amount? How much has your retirement fund lost? Do you still have a job? Or are you afraid of losing your job? Do you still have health insurance? Can you pay your kid's college bills? Can you put gas in your car and food on the table? Or is it getting harder and harder to take care of things. Uncertainty and Fear? You bet! Yet the unions have a guaranteed source of revenue - YOU AND ME.

In the last 2 years Washington spent over $1 trillion each year with little or no result. They just ran their second yearly deficit of over $1 trillion. And since they spent all this money? Unemployment is up and growth is down.

But a select group of American workers have been shielded from this stinking recession. Their jobs, benefits, retirement, insurance have all been saved -- by YOUR TAX DOLLARS.

Let's put the unions on notice. This country can no longer afford you. We can't afford your guaranteed salaries, benefits and pensions. We can no longer afford the cost of these bloated and expensive contracts that the Democrats continue to give you. We can not afford to support ourselves and you too.

There are more government workers in unions today than in private employment. And with the rapid expansion of the federal government in the last 2 years that number continues to grow. The non-government worker simply cannot pay for this any longer.

We are going to put an end to this madness on November 2. So get ready.

RECESSION IS OVER! CAN'T YOU TELL?

Did you see the "What Have They Been Smoking" headline today? "The Recession Is Over." That's what a panel of experts charged with determining these things announced. They say the "current recession ended in June 2009."

WOW, ARE YOU FEELING BETTER NOW?

Or are you one of the millions of Americans looking for a job, or worried about losing your job? Have you had your hours or wages cut? Do you have that squeeze in the pit of your stomach because things are so insecure?

Reported unemployment stubbornly remains at 9.6%, but the real jobless rate is 17.5% as reported by CNBC. If you are not part of this statistic today, you could be tomorrow.

Maybe you are one of the 2.6 millions Americans who have lost their home to foreclosure, or maybe your home is worth 30-50% less than you paid for it, or maybe you are behind in your mortgage payments like one in four Americans are? Or maybe you live in a neighborhood blighted by abandoned homes and therefore you can't sell yours?

Or maybe you have been forced to default on consumer debt and have filed for bankruptcy. A record number of bankruptcies are being filed every month.

Or you might be struggling to feed your kids, keep a roof over their heads, keep them healthy and educated, all while your purchasing power is in the tank and sinking fast.

These statistics are appalling, and economists are projecting that unemployment will not come down significantly anytime soon, and there will be record foreclosures for at least another 2 years.

We have the highest POVERTY RATE (43.6 million Americans living on wages below $22,000 a year) since the only other recession that lasted as long as this one has. That one was called THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

So while the hallucinating panel members can bend their statistics to make it appear "the recession is over," out here in the real world it sure doesn't feel like it.

This recession won't be over until our government gets its financial house in order, and that won't happen until the current crop of Washington Elites is FIRED. Until then we have to hang together and help each other as much as we can. As Americans we are all in this together.

"Unpaid Pay Czar" oops, Wrong!

So the news came out today. President Obama's pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg, received an annual salary of $120,830. Feinberg served as "special master for TARP executive compensation" to establish executive comp levels at companies bailed out or bought up by the government.

When Feinberg was appointed by Obama in August 2009 the big hoopla was that this Washington lawyer would "perform his duties pro bono," or without pay, so said the White House and Reuters.

But Judicial Watch in a Freedom of Information Act request has obtained the "welcome letter" to Feinberg congratulating him for being selected and listing his annual salary at $120,830. His salary was also confirmed by the US Office of Personnel Management. Feinberg is a big-time Washington lawyer.

So who was lying? Or was it just an "over site?" Or was it an intentional distortion of the fact? With this administration it's any body's guess.

This sure proves the point the the Obama Czars should have gone through the usual Senate confirmation process rather than just being installed into power by King Obama. But then, Congress has very little power in the Kingdom.

So much for Obama's famous "transparency in government" policy.