Repubs have been using this tired diatribe for years….you know if you say something long enough people will start believing the words without checking the facts……and it is working.  For months now the GOP has been on a massive ad campaign to make the people, the voter, think that cuts in ALL services are needed or the country will go under and of course they use Greece, that scary scenario playing out in Europe…..and it is working…..all those talking points that are repeated 100 times a day…..are working.

But people are we truly going broke or is it all so much bovine fecal matter?  My vote, no surprise to anyone, is it is Bovine in nature…..the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has issued a new report……

That’s just not true, writes Economic Policy Institute (EPI) President Larry Mishel, in a new briefing paper, We’re Not Broke, Nor Will We Be.

Nevertheless, while these claims have little in the way of truth, politicians and pundits have successfully used them to promote budget cutbacks and the notion that employers cannot afford decent pay and benefits.

The paper shows the economy has seen steady growth in income and wealth over the past 30 years and will see similar growth in the next 30 years. The caveat is the middle class hasn’t seen much benefit from that growth. Since 1979, the top 10 percent of households have received almost two-third of all the income gains, with the top 1 percent claiming 38.7 percent.

Read the report in its entirety….there are questions answered and some new ones asked…..Before you jump on any bandwagon do a little research and see if you are being told the truth…….