Since this thread is taking a different direction from what I intended, I guess I will chime in on this.
Although I don't endorse Socialism, I am aware that the rich, the 1% of the population that hold most of the wealth, run this country and basically "own" it. Don't believe me? Look at the bail-out. At first Congress says no, then all of sudden from some secret meetings at the last moment, things change. Then they blame all the foreclosures for why it happened. Yes that was part of the reason but it goes deeper than that. Ever heard of OTC Derivatives? Most people probably haven't. Frontline on PBS had a very informative program,
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...tm_source=grid, on these Derivatives that I suggest that everyone should watch. Not a Michael Moore fan but his last documentary, was pretty much spot on, Capitalism a Love Story. Good ole greed got us into this situation and it is good ole greed that will ensure that it continues. Like a economic expert said when asked by Frontline what the next bubble will be, "Take your pick, there are bubbles everywhere."
The American dream? Yea I use to believe that lie. There is no American Dream. I know plenty of hard working folks that work their butts off and never see any benefit from their labor. The American Dream is something the rich spoon feed you so you stay good citizens. There are nearly 250 millionaires in Congress right now. If they aren't a millionaire when they go in, they more than likely will be by the time they leave. Do you feel represented yet? What is laughable to me, is that there are so many people that believe the hype of left vs right, liberal vs conservative, Democrat vs Republican. The truth is, they do that on purpose so you are focused on petty arguments and not on how poor of a job they do representing you. The original point of this thread was to start a conversation of this corruption but I guess it flew over peoples heads I suppose. Something as simple as Republic vs Democracy I guess isn't being taught in school anymore or people are too complacent to even care. Anyway that is my two cents worth...
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