The American Dream, climb to a better station in life through education, hard work and fair play, that dream has gone missing, it needs to be on a milk carton. Among the the industrial nations of Europe and throw in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, the US is stuck next to Portugal now as the least likely place this dream can come true. Also we are next to Portugal for the most disparity in wealth. These two things are linked at the hip. Give 95% of the money and assets to a couple million households and there is little chance the poor or middle class can move up, just staying level is a big success story now. There are a couple of million uber-rich now who can if they wish finance a congressional or senate campaign, and do. They own the best schools, the prime assets of this nation and the government. This land is their land.
Anyone saying I don't vote because it doesn't matter or there is no difference, is by setting it out voting for the GOP, lap dogs of the rich.
I have always believed that voting should be a mandated thing. Oh, make it easy as we can- and we have done that already with absentee ballots and online voting. But, everyone votes - except those who lack the mental capabilty to do so.
ReplyDeletePeople in Indianapolis don't register to vote to keep off the jury roster rolls - Use the drivers license as the data base.
Sarge
Sarge, Thats what they do in Kansas, people think it's voters called to jury, it's drivers. People need to vote in such numbers the politicians pay attention to them not the rich, then things may change. The alternative is an old European style riot clearing the rich out of their houses and their shills in office off the chopping block one head at a time, but that has to be avoided if possible.
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Eventually we may see another storming of the Bastille. The GOP wants to get rid of the minimum wage and end collective bargaining. Bachmann suggested that US workers be paid the same as those overseas in order to bring jobs back home. How are you to survive on that wage?
ReplyDeleteOh, you will not be paid - You and yours will be housed and fed and report to the fectory every day to work to pay for your food and lodging.
This can't happen in America! Don't be so damned sure and keep that powder dry...
Sarge
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
ReplyDeleteAnother day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
Hey everyone, preparing tonight, I got meetings all day Tue. starting before the chickens get up.
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