The US Government nearly passed a bill for Martial Law to take effect

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by Human No More

Why else does the US have the highest rates of murder and armed robbery in the western world?

Because lots of other things are screwed up as well. Every male over 18 in Switzerland has a gun, but it also has one of the lowest murder rates.

[Tsyal Makto]

Income inequality is the main reason. In countries where wealth disparity is high, so are rates of violent crime, and income disparity in the US is reaching 1920s levels. "The Spirit Level" is a good book on this.

[Aquaplant]

Originally Posted by Tsyal Makto

Income inequality is the main reason. In countries where wealth disparity is high, so are rates of violent crime, and income disparity in the US is reaching 1920s levels. "The Spirit Level" is a good book on this.

I think this can't be stressed enough, as we are social community animals, we tend to get stressed out in situations that we know are unfair on a fundamental level. Then again only those who get the short end of the stick have any reason to complain, because it's not like people would go and complain that they have too much money. I guess greed is there to keep our mouths shut when the inequality is in our favour, as it has been for quite long time, but now things are starting to fall apart.

[Cyvaris]

Hmm between this and SOPA I think things are about to get very bad, very fast.

Well looks like its time to head to Canada.

[Moco Loco]

Originally Posted by Aquaplant

Then again only those who get the short end of the stick have any reason to complain, because it's not like people would go and complain that they have too much money.

The gap is growing, and the number of us who get the short end is too. This could go so many different ways