We are watching the inverted totalitarianism unfold before our eyes. Fortunately, a few people are taking note, but this is hardly adequate. I'm just wondering how far things will have to go in this country before the people say enough is enough.
Obama and the Democrats will surely not come to your rescue as this week they will capitulate to the Bush Tax cuts for the super-wealthy of this country and the Republicans this week announced their position to us all, that they will stop all legislation in this country until they get their way. You can read the letter here. And if you think that the Republicans have any interest (not to say the Democrats are any better) in the middle class, incoming Speaker of the House, John Boehner, has disspelled that myth this week when he called a vote to keep the tax cuts for the middle class a bunch of chickenshit. On top of all this our Congress let the unemployment benefits for over 2 million Americans expire. This is what the inverted totalitarianism looks like.
So just what does Wall Street and their superwealthy ilk do for our country? Absolutely nothing. Here is an excellent article about the social value of Wall Street.
Mr. Sanders gave a rousing speech on the floor of the Senate speaking of the nature of the war that is going on in this country. While the very people who wrecked our economy, ending jobs, causing foreclosures, ruining people's life savings are now making more money than they did before the Financial Crisis of 2008, the unemployment numbers in this country are back on the rise and yet the superrich aren't satisfied, they want more, more, more while ensuring that the average person in this country gets less and less. Please take ten minutes out of your day and listen to this speech from the Senator from Vermont:
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