You say you want a revolution?

Edited:

Well, yes.  Some of us want to change the world.  You can count me in. 

I speak not of a bloody revolution, but rather of an evolution in America’s Capitalistic economic system.  It is not working so well for the vast majority of everyday people.  Costs in healthcare and medicines, child care, school tuitions, etc., are overwhelming.  Credit card and other bills just keep on piling up, in an effort to “stay afloat.”

With yesterday’s overwhelming Nevada victory for Senator Bernie Sanders (last I looked, only some 50% of the vote has been reported in), “the people” spoke up, en masse.

As Bernie puts it, “We are sick and tired of…”  You can fill in that blank.  I will fill it in as “We are sick and tired of the goddamn capitalistic greed.” 😡

Capitalism has failed the vast majority of people

Here in Capitalistic America, as the wealth inequality schism grows ever-wider by the year, we can easily see that Capitalism works quite selectively.  It can and does work beautifully for that “privileged 1%,” but it is not working very well for the other 99%.  They say almost half of the people out there wouldn’t be able to sustain an unforeseen $400 hit on their income.

During the Nevada Democratic Debate, multi-billionaire Mayor Bloomberg claimed he “worked hard for his money.”  Bernie responded, “You know Mr. Bloomberg, it wasn’t you who made all that money.  Maybe your workers played some part in that as well.” (see 50-second mark)  I guess that little bit of intellectual insight had been lost on Mr. Bloomberg, over his "raking in the money" years.

Question: Since it takes money to make money, who has gotten to take the most advantage of the “pot of capitalistic money?”  The “already haves and the well-connected” (1%), or the “working two jobs, likely at minimum wage, with no or few benefits” (99%)?

Make your case.

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