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arch for the other woman fighting over the general s affection these above the fold page 1 stories all undeservingly overshadow the honor and attention our veterans so rightly deserve as we pass the 2 000 mark of american lives lost in an 11 year war our nation our society our mainstream media yet again abandon and overlook those who wear the uniform and those who have so bravely fought for our country and sacrificed their lives in order to ensure that the rest of our nation s citizens are safe and that the pillars of democracy and freedom that define our great nation are upheld and remain firmly in tact as we mark this day let us not forget the 22 million veterans currently living in the united states the more than 2 3 million united states troops who have been deployed to afghanistan or iraq since october 2001 the 2 130 united states service members who lost their lives in afghanistan the 4 474 united states service members who lost their lives in iraq the 17 887 us troops wounded in afghanistan the 31 930 us troops wounded in iraq those in active military duty make up less than 1 of the american population yet there are 689 000 veterans who are unemployed the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the september 11th terrorist attacks is 10 bureau of labor statistics oct 2012 the unemployment rate for veterans aged 18 24 is 14 5 department of veterans affairs oct 2012 the poverty rate for veterans aged 18 34 reached 12 5 in 2010 more than double the rate of 10 years earlier more than 75 of veterans report an inability to effectively translate their military skills to civilian terms college educated service members who recently returned to civilian life earn almost 10 000 less per year on average than other college educated adults there were 67 495 veterans who were homeless on any given night in 2011 14 of the homeless in the us are veterans down from 75 609 in 2009 the 2012 suicide rate of active duty military personal is greater than the number of troops dying in battle an american soldier in iraq or afghanistan dies every 36 hours a veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes the janurary september total of veteran suicides is 16 higher than the previous 2009 record and on pace to set a new annual high with 38 army suicides in july 2012 alone 22 of all suicides in the us are former service members with the war in afganistan scheduled to end in 13 months and with the budget control act of 2011 reducing budgetary resources for defense and non defense domestic discretionary programs by 492 billion each over the 2013 2021 period it appears we have a major dilemma ahead of us with the wind down of troops returning home coinciding with the reduction of resources to care for those returning heroes it appears inevitable that an unconscionable number will lack the access to proper and immediate care that they so rightly deserve no one who risks their life to defend our country abroad should ever be denied the very same defense at home 10 24 12 new book out now down these mean streets after a long journey the book is finally done with two weeks to election day we approach this critical juncture in our nation s history at a time when the majority of americans no longer believe the american dream is attainable as we ponder our path forward i share with you my first monograph down these mean streets published by b frank books in a collage composed of photographs from the mean streets series newspaper and magazine clippings journal entries and various material referencing american society i present the story of the american dream told through the eyes of the forgotten those who have been left behind in the ashes of the great recession this visual narrative offers a close examination of the past 4 years and events from the past century that led us here the post wwii manufacturing prosperity from 1947 1973 economic policies of the reagan administration and how september 11th changed a nation forever with this work it is my intention to hold a mirror to america as our future will be determined by how well we are able to look inward at ourselves and accept the truth it is vital that we do not repeat the failures of our past and that we acknowledge and take responsibility for the consequences of the actions and decisions that lead us where we are today down these mean streets will steacy 9 6 x 12 1 inches hardcover 112 pages isbn 978 3 936300 80 2 b frank books 2012 first edition of 400 50 update sold out 9 8 12 no job no home no peace no rest for all the americans barely making ends meet who have been left behind in the ashes of the great recession and whose struggle goes unnoticed for the brave men and women who fought for our country and whose patriotic sacrifice has been forgotten by society for the families who have lost a loved one to street violence addiction or prison for those who worked their entire life for a company only to be told they were no longer needed because their job could be done cheaper somewhere else for those who worked hard to support their families and put food on the table every night played by the rules all their lives and who have watched the promise of the great american dream slip away right before their eyes for all those suffering in the shadows whose plight has been the human consequence of reckless greed and neglect this is for you no job no home no peace no rest a n installation by will steacy featuring a 170 foot long collage detailing the story of the american dream from the homestead act of 1862 to operation twist and 32 recent photographs september 14 december 15 opening reception september 14 6 30pm silver eye center for photography 1015 east carson street pittsburgh pa 15203 collage on loan from the annette and peter nobel collection 7 21 12 the streets are red the chalk lines white and the bodies are blue the streets are red the chalk lines white and the bodies are blue innocence is trampled and democracy destroyed as the gun lobby has bought off every politician and leader who holds the power to make change to enact assault weapons ban not even the near killing of one of their own by a mad man brought about an effort to reform our gun laws instead we are left to die and our families to grieve 6 20 12 fed up with the fed 5 30 12 broken promises dear mr president the people in wisconsin need you with the announcement today that you will not appear in wisconsin before the walker re call election you are in effect abandoning the very struggling middle class americans whom you say you are fighting for and appear to be basing your re election campaign on this is heart breakingly exploitive and utterly spineless you have abandoned the promises you pledged to the people who needed you most the american worker has been fighting with his back against the ropes for the past 30 years and this election is a pivotal moment for hard working wage earners while it may be good for your approval ratings to attempt to care about the working class by freely throwing around catch phrases like american worker picket line and collectively bargain and it may just be political jargon for you but for us these words are a reality they are what define our lives and how we feed our families we take these words seriously and we took your promises seriously what you see as votes from our union members and campaign donations paid with our union dues we see as the stepping stones to the american dream and as the defining element of what you politicians call american exceptionalism what that term means to you i do not know but us the american workers we see american exceptionalism as the thing that once made america great knowing that our country would protect us and care for us with programs like social security medicare medicaid no matter the cost because that s what the best fucking country in the world did took care of it s own our unions built this country the highways you drive on the cars you drive in the office buildings you work in and are the municipal life blood that hold our cities together we have fought a 100 years war in blood and struggle for the right to work fair hours at a livable wage 2 wage increase every five years indexed for inflation and in return for a life of back breaking work we would be rewarded with a pension and health care for our families a man without a college degree used to be able to work the line in a car factory in detroit and earn a middle class wage that allowed him to drive 2 cars send his children to state college and go on vacation once a year today that dream is barely achievable as big businesses years ago gave up on america and the very workers who gave their lives to building the company name these profit hungry corporations decided to abandon the middle class lifestyle that defined the post wwii manufacturing prosperity because it ate away at profit margins and after all the only thing that really matters is feeding shareholders endless appetite for exceeding quarterly expectations and ceo bonuses bigger and fatter than the year s before the greedy bastards choose instead to rob us and export the american dream to emerging markets invest their money overseas where they could abandon work place regulations fair wages and exploit these workers abroad thus turning back the labor standards clocks with the creation of 21st century gilded ages all the while these s p 500 companies sit on record high piles of cash and refuse to hire new workers in their own country that are so very desperate for work so we can instantly reinvest our wages back into the economy as we survive paycheck to paycheck instead mr president by abandoning wisconsin before june 5th you side with the likes of scott walker himself mitch daniels rick synder chris christie and all the soulless free market rat scabs who have destroyed our country and whose efforts to deny collective bargaining to workers and to strip unions of their political power you must have lost your mind mr president can t you see that those extremist republicans dont actually care anything about unions their clever idea to attack the number one source of democratic campaign funding yes unions as the main obstacle to balancing state budgets has nothing to do with shared sacrifice and everything to do with striping political power from the left along with voter id laws and the war on women this sacrifice isn t shared it rests solely on the backs of the men and women who wake up everyday sore and tired and fight to pay mortgages high gas prices credit card bills and put a hot meal on the table everynight it us the american workers the ones who have sacrificed everything for this country who believed your words who trusted that you would be there standing in our corner ready to fight with us when we needed you and we the american workers are the ones who voted for you you have had many opportunities mr president to stand in our corner and believe me we sure could have used you with us in madison the gulf coast and in every state budget meeting but you were no where to be found you have lied to us mr president and you have abandoned us when we needed you most you crossed the picket line and you have become a puppet for big corporations you are not a union man and you never will be broken promises are the only thing i can believe in he who expecteth nothin ain t gonna be deceived for the past 30 years the american dream really has been a dream in a free market capitalist society any economist will be the first to tell you nothing lasts forever and everything comes to an end as the always in motion cycles of capitalism and the get rich or die trying quest for endless profits have left our nation s politicians and the corporations that fund their campaigns socially and morally bankrupt we allowed reagan to deregulate big business and convince the masses that the laffer curve and trickle down economics would be good for the average wage earner as he cut taxes for the rich at the expense of the poor and domestic discretionary spending schools safety net programs infrastructure we allowed clinton to reform welfare programs allowing the poor to slip further through the cracks into misery we allowed clinton to repeal glass steagall which freed big banks to take massive derivative bets on high yield securities with tax payer insured money we allowed bush to spend freely with a surplus when he should have been implementing austerity measures two wars and a housing crisis later he ran up a government deficit that will impede gdp growth for decades it s amazing he even called himself conservative he spent more than any big government liberal we allowed the supreme court to silence the voice of the common man with the citizens united decision legalizing bribery in the form of unlimited campaign finance donations as millionaires billionaries and the corporations they run to pay off politicans and ensure anti regulatory pro business loophole and tax break infested legislation is passed further starving the us government of much needed revenue and mr president we did nothing as we watched your promises become lies we allowed you to be a weak compromiser as you wasted two years negotiating with terrorists before they finally won the house majority wasting so much time on passing a half ass health care bill which the supreme court will most likely repeal this summer all while the nation s unemployment soared to nearly 10 and peoples lives were being destroyed and your half measure stimulus program has only temporarily slowed the fall of the economic guillotine that has mercilessly decapitated the middle class blood pours from the doors of our abandoned factories down the sidewalks of main street and into the living rooms of so many hardworking americans who have played by the rules their whole lives 4 4 12 the forgotten 1 it makes me sick to my stomach that our country is unable provide even an ounce of the infinite respect and honor that our service members so rightly deserve our society is too immersed in updating what it s favorite color is on facebook to even consider for the past ten years we have sent our sons and daughters off to fight for our freedom and our democracy knowing full well that some will not return our country cares more about a ticker tape parade for the super bowl champs than a parade to honor the troops who fought so bravely and who sacrificed so much in iraq instead we honor a bunch of millionaires who throw around a ball as we turn a blind eye to the 4 400 who gave their lives in iraq it s a national disgrace and an embarrassment and our country should be ashamed of our selves we are better than this the american heros who have selflessly sacrificed their lives for our country and asked for nothing in return deserve more 3 28 12 american hero sgt will stacey thank you for your service video platform video management video solutions video player my death did not change the world it may be tough for 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