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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 879043" data-attributes="member: 23950">No, when this happens, I&#039;ll be laughing, since I predicted it first !And, I wonder how those riots will be with everyone owning a gun !Jobs crisis may spark riots - New York City Mayor Bloomberg[/h][h=4]New York City mayor warns that high poverty could lead to the kind of riots that have taken place in Europe and North Africa. By Aaron SmithCNNMONEY.COM — 4:27 PM ET 09/16/11New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is worried that high U.S. unemployment could lead to the same kind of riots here that have swept through Europe and North Africa.&quot;You have a lot of kids graduating college, [who] can&#039;t find jobs,&quot; said Bloomberg, during his weekly radio show on Friday. &quot;That&#039;s what happened in Cairo. That&#039;s what happened in Madrid. You don&#039;t want those kinds of riots here.&quot;&quot;The public is not happy,&quot; he said. &quot;The public knows there is something wrong in this country, and there is. The bottom line is that they&#039;re upset.&quot;Riots have gripped various countries in European cities, including Athens and London, fueled by young people infuriated by high unemployment and austerity measures, which in some cases has led to looting. High unemployment among youth is also one of the driving forces behind the Arab Spring, as impoverished protestors in North Africa and the Middle East rose up against their heavy-handed governments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 879043, member: 23950"] No, when this happens, I'll be laughing, since I predicted it first ! And, I wonder how those riots will be with everyone owning a gun ! Jobs crisis may spark riots - New York City Mayor Bloomberg[/h][h=4]New York City mayor warns that high poverty could lead to the kind of riots that have taken place in Europe and North Africa. By Aaron SmithCNNMONEY.COM — 4:27 PM ET 09/16/11 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is worried that high U.S. unemployment could lead to the same kind of riots here that have swept through Europe and North Africa. "You have a lot of kids graduating college, [who] can't find jobs," said Bloomberg, during his weekly radio show on Friday. "That's what happened in Cairo. That's what happened in Madrid. You don't want those kinds of riots here." "The public is not happy," he said. "The public knows there is something wrong in this country, and there is. The bottom line is that they're upset." Riots have gripped various countries in European cities, including Athens and London, fueled by young people infuriated by high unemployment and austerity measures, which in some cases has led to looting. High unemployment among youth is also one of the driving forces behind the Arab Spring, as impoverished protestors in North Africa and the Middle East rose up against their heavy-handed governments. [/QUOTE]

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