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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    12/11/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    On the bright side, this would be an average year, in France.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    That was terrifying.
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    Image of tuner_racer tuner_racer
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    wonder what a china ver. of this map looks like.
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    Is it petty of me to blame this on the Bush administration?
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    Image of disatess disatess
    12/09/09

    @Anekanta - Go Play!: nope ,but he had help , but he opened the door or pandora`s box .
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    Image of Vulcan Has No Moon Vulcan Has No Moon
    12/09/09

    @disatess: Deregulation and cult-like worship of free markets and corporation really took off during Reagan.
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    Image of disatess disatess
    12/09/09

    @Vulcan Has No Moon: agree ,but bush opened the other half of the gate .
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    Image of Vulcan Has No Moon Vulcan Has No Moon
    12/10/09

    @disatess: So what you're saying is Reagan is Vinz Clortho, Key Master and Bush is Zuul, the Gate Keeper? If so, how do we keep them from f*cking and summoning Gozer the Destructor?
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    Image of disatess disatess
    12/11/09

    @Vulcan Has No Moon: a very excellent question ... if i knew the answer , I wouldn`t be keeping it to myself..
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    Image of cjschmidt cjschmidt
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    Not to be a jerk, but what does this have to do with science fiction? I, for one, am well aware of the current economic climate and come here to relish in my favorite genre of escapism. If it were an article about how the economy was affecting big-budget scifi films, TV, or publishing, I wouldn't care - but this just seems pointless and depressing.

    Edit: The mass of comments on Obama and bailouts instead of lasers and hoverboards would seem to illustrate my point.
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    Dirk Anger promoted this comment Edited by cjschmidt at 12/09/09 12:14 PM cjschmidt was starred cjschmidt was unstarred
    Image of 1Grand_Marquis 1Grand_Marquis
    12/09/09

    @cjschmidt: But when has science fiction not been tied to a soiciopolitical awareness
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    12/09/09

    @cjschmidt: Funny thing is I think that "RonaldusMaximus" or whatever is a caricature to which people are answering as if he were serious
    (I prefer to think he isn't, and his screen name supports this)
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    Image of Scytale Scytale
    12/09/09

    @cjschmidt: I'm gonna take a guess that the rational behind this post was an illustration of the dystopian future we are approaching. Sure it's a socio-economic issue, but it's we haven't read more than one author who's future world is seeming less futuristic.
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    MISS MERCY STREET promoted this comment Dirk Anger approved this comment Scytale was starred Scytale was unstarred
    Image of bookwench bookwench
    12/09/09

    @cjschmidt: It's a shiny video graphic with possible implications for the future. Ergo, sci-fi research at it's prettiest.

    Or, it's scary and sad, ergo, it's horror, which is closely related to sci-fi.
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    Image of brownie has no witty phrase to add brownie has no witty phrase to add
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    Great, this is all the evidence I needed that the worst is probably behind us for at least the next few years. Long-term projections from current trends are always wrong - always.
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    Image of SpartusTana SpartusTana
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    It almost looks like a plague overtaking america dontcha think?
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    Image of j.didur j.didur
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    All I see is that the rest of the country just wanted to be like Michigan. Look at the map, they're trend setters

    Btw, I'm from Michigan
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    Image of grammaton grammaton
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    *sigh*
    I was just about to be so happy about graduating from college this friday....then I saw this.

    Welcome to the jobless future indeed.
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    Michigan and Mississippi were just screwed from the start.
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    Image of Hahaue Hahaue
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    Wow, that's so awful. I feel so bad for everyone who's struggling right now to make ends meet, especially at Christmas time.
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    Image of kolacek kolacek
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    I would like to re-title that map as:

    "America Loves Purple Grape Drink."

    Problem solved :)

    (I know...trust me. I have to laugh or I'll never get any sleep.)

    .
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    What's worse yet is that the unemployment figures aren't accurate. They only show the number of people currently drawing on unemployment and don't take into account the number of people that couldn't find a job since their unemployment has run out or that have been forced into taking two lower paying jobs and still can't make their bills.
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    Image of jabber jabber
    12/09/09

    @♠ Final ♠: You forgot those that just gave up looking for work so the percentage out of work is even higher. The number purportedly is around 17% give or take.
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    Image of ingenieur ingenieur
    12/09/09

    @♠ Final ♠: On the other hand, it doesn't account for recipients who shouldn't be receiving unemployment, e.g. people who don't need the $360/week or who are employed & get paid off the books. Lots of relatively wealthy layoffs & service industry workers take unemployment when they don't need it.
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    Image of Vulcan Has No Moon Vulcan Has No Moon
    12/09/09

    @♠ Final ♠: The unemployment rate doesn't count people who are under-employed (part-timers), or minors and students, or "discouraged workers", or those on unpaid leave, or certain family members who work in a family business, or people on furlough, or those in job training.

    Depending on the source, the real unemployment rate is probably between 18-20%.
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    Image of ingenieur ingenieur
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    Sucks, but necessary. Too many jobs in sectors dependent upon growth & consumption. Growth & consumption kill the planet, create waste, & manipulate the natural order. The recession has reduced consumption & credit, but has also resulted in greater business efficiencies & personal savings. When the economy improves, what then? More revenues & incomes, but at the expense of the environment, personal health, & both business & personal financial aptitude. Since we're in the information age, hopefully this recession will have lasting, informative effects on future growth cycles. News Flash: Overall, we need less, not more.
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    Image of Vondruke Vondruke
    12/09/09

    @ingenieur: This happened during WW2 too, and all that went out the window by the 60's but maybe we'll have a resurgence of sci-fi like we did post war, as people may start to have hope for the future again.
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    Image of W10002 W10002
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
    This can also be seen as the map for a killer virus, zombie outbreak, or the little known spread of the werewolf curse.
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