"Consumer confidence is down, the housing market is expected to decline an additional 10 percent over the next year, and the job market is predicted by most of the experts to stagnate for years to come.
Continued tax breaks for the 1 percent of the population that controls 40 percent of the nation’s wealth will do nothing to restore the confidence of the other 99 percent of consumers who are suffering"
"This at least Obama seems to understand, but count on him to betray his instincts by once again following the advice of his treasury secretary and the Wall Street crowd that contributed so lavishly to his first presidential campaign and whose support he seeks once again."
If we are to climb out from this enormous hole we're in... this must end. This never ending cycle of corrupt money being poured into our political system must be brought under control. If not, our whole way of life is surely to be consumed by the self-serving elite with the money and power to overwhelm our political system.
And contact your local pols... and force the issue with them.. they should her how strongly you feel.
Dear _________,
Take Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare benefit cuts completely off the table.
The overwhelming majority of Americans oppose cuts to these programs...
...but will support taxing the rich, ending corporate welfare, and heavily reducing military spending.
That, plus investment in jobs, should be the plan. Be the leader all HOPED you would be.
Regards,
Robert Scheer: The False Debate on the Debt - Robert Scheer's Columns - Truthdig
