29-08-2016, 10:19 PM
This is what folks who live in socialist countries don't understand about America:
Because our social safety net is constantly under siege by right-wingers who want the Church to play a bigger role in society than the State, a lot of folks have to hustle off the books income in a massive black market economy.
This is but one example economists never take into account:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mari...s_politics
The black market economy keeps the above-ground economy afloat even in the worst of times.
Because our social safety net is constantly under siege by right-wingers who want the Church to play a bigger role in society than the State, a lot of folks have to hustle off the books income in a massive black market economy.
This is but one example economists never take into account:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mari...s_politics
The black market economy keeps the above-ground economy afloat even in the worst of times.