Edited:
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.
Thanks
for posting and recommending.
