Many Americans live precariously close to the edge of financial
insolvency flirting with economic disaster daily.  If you casually
browse mainstream articles and watch any amount of television you would
think that the US still had a vibrant and strong middle class.

When we pull back the covers on the current financial situation we realize that many Americans are merely getting by and many would like to live in some 1984 Orwellian fantasy world where suddenly things are
back to financial equilibrium.  43 million Americans are depending on government food assistance to get by.

But many more millions are merely living paycheck to paycheck hidden in the cellar of the headlines.  1 out of 3 Americans has zero in any retirement account (not one slowly eroding dollar).  Half of Americans
have $2,000 or less which puts them one month away from needing
government assistance.

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