Forum Post: "Go and get a job right after you take a bath"… Am I supposed to even consider voting republican after hearing this GOP take on OWS!?
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 21, 2011, 1:51 p.m. EST by unarmed
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I really don't think so. "Sound Bite" politics, disgusting.
is it illegal to vote other than democrat or republican or is there a permit i can buy from the government?
I saw this on TV when Newt said it I was tempted to scream at the top of my lungs, but I didn't want to scare my neighbors, who are very nice people. I have Georgia connections, as does Newt - a former Speaker of the U.S.House of Represntatives - and I know more about this man than I want to. In the State of Georgia's defense, you need to know that he came from Pennsylvania as a carpetbagger who settled in Georgia (although what Georgians did to deserve that, I don't know). With Callista (She Who Must Be Obeyed) as his 3rd wife, he has difficulty with the concept of loyalty and honoring sacred vows. Of course, his checkered political past is public knowledge.
Hey Newt. Get a real job. Then get yourself a pair of athletic shoes and get some sort of exercise. You obviously need it.
In the meantime, do something about this:
The ugly truth. America's wealth is STILL being concentrated. When the rich get too rich, the poor get poorer. These latest figures prove it. AGAIN.
According to the Social Security Administration, 50 percent of U.S. workers made less than $26,364 in 2010. In addition, those making less than $200,000, or 99 percent of Americans, saw their earnings fall by $4.5 billion collectively. The sobering numbers were a far cry from what was going on for the richest one percent of Americans.
The incomes of the top one percent of the wage scale in the U.S. rose in 2010; and their collective wage earnings jumped by $120 billion. In addition, those earning at least $1 million a year in wages, which is roughly 93,000 Americans, reported payroll income jumped 22 percent from 2009. Overall, the economy has shed 5.2 million jobs since the start of the Great Recession in 2007. It’s the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression in the 1930’s.
Another word about the first Great Depression. It really was a perfect storm. Caused almost entirely by greed. First, there was unprecedented economic growth. There was a massive building spree. There was a growing sense of optimism and materialism. There was a growing obsession for celebrities. The American people became spoiled, foolish, naive, brainwashed, and love-sick. They were bombarded with ads for one product or service after another. Encouraged to spend all of their money as if it were going out of style. Obscene profits were hoarded at the top. In 1928, the rich were already way ahead. Still, they were given huge tax breaks. All of this represented a MASSIVE transfer of wealth from poor to rich. Executives, entrepreneurs, developers, celebrities, and share holders. By 1929, America's wealthiest 1 percent had accumulated 44 percent of all United States wealth. The upper, middle, and lower classes were left to share the rest. When the lower majority finally ran low on money to spend, profits declined and the stock market crashed.
Of course, the rich threw a fit and started cutting jobs. They would stop at nothing to maintain their disgusting profit margins and ill-gotten obscene levels of wealth as long as possible. The small business owners did what they felt necessary to survive. They cut more jobs. The losses were felt primarily by the little guy. This created a domino effect. The middle class shrunk drastically and the lower class expanded. With less wealth in reserve and active circulation, banks failed by the hundreds. More jobs were cut. Unemployment reached 25% in 1933. The worst year of the Great Depression. Those who were employed had to settle for much lower wages. Millions went cold and hungry. The recovery involved a massive infusion of new currency, a World War, and higher taxes on the rich. With so many men in the service, so many women on the production line, and those higher taxes to help pay for it, some US wealth was gradually transferred back down to the majority. This redistribution of wealth continued until the mid seventies. By 1976, the richest 1 percent held less than 20 percent. The lower majority held the rest. This was the recovery. A partial redistribution of wealth.
Then it began to concentrate all over again. Here we are 35 years later. The richest one percent now own over 40 percent of all US wealth. The upper, middle, and lower classes are sharing the rest. This is true even after taxes, welfare, financial aid, and charity. It is the underlying cause. No redistribution. No recovery.
The government won't step in and do what's necessary. Not this time. It's up to us. Support small business more and big business less. Support the little guy more and the big guy less. It's tricky but not impossible.
For the good of society, stop giving so much of your money to rich people. Stop concentrating the wealth. This may be our last chance to prevent the worst economic depression in world history. No redistribution. No recovery.
Those of you who agree on these major issues are welcome to summarize this post, copy it, link to it, save it, show a friend, or spread the word in any fashion. Most major cities have daily call-in talk radio shows. You can reach thousands of people at once. They should know the ugly truth. Be sure to quote the figures which prove that America's wealth is still being concentrated. I don't care who takes the credit. We are up against a tiny but very powerful minority who have more influence on the masses than any other group in history. They have the means to reach millions at once with outrageous political and commercial propaganda. Those of us who speak the ugly truth must work incredibly hard just to be heard.
Oh, I don't know... It's really quite unfair to stigmatize others because of their financial status. Point out individuals who have committed heinous acts and I'll be more interested.
AMEN! Just let the Republican candidates keep talking! Then whip out the video clips to use in the upcoming campaign. I'm hoping the Democrats and other groups let the Tea-Bag Kissing Candidates speak for themselves. Newt...seriously...telling them to "take a bath and get a job? That'll win you a lot of the "undecideds" votes.
Once I rose above the noise and confusion, Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion, I was soaring ever higher, But I flew too high.
LOL..thats so funny....take a bath,get a job..lol...go look at these "people" down there...thats to funny,yet looking at them sooooo true if they showered and worked they would not have time to disrupt the normal flow of everday life for those who are actually contributing to society. Instead if they showered and worked they would have time to voice their opinion(VOTE,mail,email,mailboxes,their congressmans office(s)) versus act like kids deffiantely acting out. Whoever the politicians is who said that must have really went down there and visiuall seen it with his own eyes.
Thank you Newt!
ows is a public heath menace. Newt is right.