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curmugeonIt seems that we are in a never ending downward spiral as the states are the next stage in the inevitable economic collapse of the capitalist system. This article explains very clearly what is happening and why. The rich don't need public services, they don't need health care reform, they don't need foreclosure relief, they don't need public education. They don't care.
The middle class is dying. Poverty is increasing. It is time for the 'working class' to fight, at the ballot box, and if that don't work, in the streets. I think it is high time for a mass marches on Washington and the all the State capitals to demand government by the people, for the people, and not for the banks and corporations.
We want our vote to count, to see limits placed on political spending, for real election reform, and for true ethics reform in politics. If a politician takes one dollar from a lobbyist, he should have to abstain on any vote concerning issues related to the lobbyist.
I doubt if I will see change in my lifetime. The wealthy have the power and they are not going to let go of it willingly. If the people were to rise up, it would be a bloody battle as repression would be the order of the day. The rich don't care about 'us', they care about their own self interests. They have never had a bit of compassion in the character. They never will. Sure, some have given lip service to those less fortunate, but they are the exception, not the norm.
We need working class heroes. We need a new movement. Maybe we could start by letting everyone know we exist by having a general strike, nationwide, on or near Labor Day 2009. For one day, a few days after Labor Day, everyone goes on strike. No trucks run, no workers work, no people shopping, no teachers, no nurses, no public employees, no one works. Time to send a message to the politicians and the oligarchs that the workers want a voice.
The middle class is dying. Poverty is increasing. It is time for the 'working class' to fight, at the ballot box, and if that don't work, in the streets. I think it is high time for a mass marches on Washington and the all the State capitals to demand government by the people, for the people, and not for the banks and corporations.
We want our vote to count, to see limits placed on political spending, for real election reform, and for true ethics reform in politics. If a politician takes one dollar from a lobbyist, he should have to abstain on any vote concerning issues related to the lobbyist.
I doubt if I will see change in my lifetime. The wealthy have the power and they are not going to let go of it willingly. If the people were to rise up, it would be a bloody battle as repression would be the order of the day. The rich don't care about 'us', they care about their own self interests. They have never had a bit of compassion in the character. They never will. Sure, some have given lip service to those less fortunate, but they are the exception, not the norm.
We need working class heroes. We need a new movement. Maybe we could start by letting everyone know we exist by having a general strike, nationwide, on or near Labor Day 2009. For one day, a few days after Labor Day, everyone goes on strike. No trucks run, no workers work, no people shopping, no teachers, no nurses, no public employees, no one works. Time to send a message to the politicians and the oligarchs that the workers want a voice.
