Forum Post: Government Reform!
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 18, 2011, 1:46 a.m. EST by TheTable
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from San Francisco, CA
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You can’t change greedy people but you can change your government. It is our right as people here in the United States to abolish our government if and when we want to.
Yes, sure the greedy people suck but you can’t just blame them for not sharing their wealth. They feel like they worked hard for it and in another point of view, they did work hard for their wealth. I don’t think that the solution here is to make the “Banking giants” our scapegoats. This seems like we are protesting because we are in trouble now and we can’t find a solution. Blaming the 1% is not the solution.
Bottom line is Who bailed the banks when they we’re in trouble? We did. I don’t think that we could do as much things if we just protest against the “banking giants” We need to protest against the government. We do not need to abolish our government but we do need to change things around. We are the people, we are most of the population what we say is what should happen. We are the tax payers, shouldn’t we decide where our money should go to?
I for one will never fall for any psychological tricks designed to divert our attention. I'm not letting the rich off the hook. I'm going to keep protesting until my throat bleeds and my fingers are worn to the bone. The message is vital:
We have been mislead by Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama, and nearly every other public figure. Economic growth, job creation, and actual prosperity are not necessarily a package deal. In fact, the first two are horribly misunderstood. Economic growth/loss (GDP) is little more than a measure of wealth changing hands. A transfer of currency from one party to another. The rate at which it is traded. This was up until mid ’07′ however, has never been a measure of actual prosperity. Neither has job creation. The phrase itself has been thrown around so often, and in such a generic political manner, that it has come to mean nothing. Of course, we need to have certain things done for the benefit of society as a whole. We need farmers, builders, manufacturers, transporters, teachers, cops, firefighters, soldiers, mechanics, sanitation workers, doctors, managers, and visionaries. Their work is vital. I’ll even go out on a limb and say that we need politicians, attorneys, bankers, investors, and entertainers. In order to keep them productive, we must provide reasonable incentives. We need to compensate each by a fair measure for their actual contributions to society. We need to provide a reasonable scale of income opportunity for every independent adult, every provider, and share responsibility for those who have a legitimate need for aid. In order to achieve and sustain this, we must also address the cost of living and the distribution of wealth. Here, we have failed miserably. The majority have already lost their home equity, their financial security, and their relative buying power. The middle class have actually lost much of their ability to make ends meet, re-pay loans, pay taxes, and support their own economy. The lower class have gone nearly bankrupt. In all, its a multi-trillion dollar loss taken over about 30 years. Millions are under the impression that we need to create more jobs simply to provide more opportunity. as if that would solve the problem. It won’t. Not by a longshot. Jobs don’t necessarily create wealth. In fact, they almost never do. For the mostpart, they only transfer wealth from one party to another. A gain here. A loss there. Appreciation in one community. Depreciation in another. In order to create net wealth, you must harvest a new resource or make more efficient use of one. Either way you must have a reliable and ethical system in place to distribute that newly created wealth in order to benefit society as a whole and prevent a lagging downside. The ‘free market’ just doesn’t cut it. Its a farce. Many of the jobs created are nothing but filler. The promises empty. Sure, unemployment reached an all-time low under Bush. GDP reached an all-time high. But those are both shallow and misleading indicators. In order to gauge actual prosperity, you must consider the economy in human terms. As of ’08′ the average American was working more hours than the previous generation with far less equity to show for it. Consumer debt, forclosure, and bankruptcy were also at all-time highs. As of ’08′, every major American city was riddled with depressed communities, neglected neighborhoods, failing infrastructures, lost revenue, and gang activity. All of this has coincided with massive economic growth and job creation. Meanwhile, the rich have been getting richer and richer and richer even after taxes. Our nation’s wealth has been concentrated. Again, this represents a multi-trillion dollar loss taken by the majority. Its an absolute deal breaker. Bottom line: With or without economic growth or job creation, you must have a system in place to prevent too much wealth from being concentrated at the top. Unfortunately, we don’t. Our economy has become nothing but a giant game of Monopoly. The richest one percent already own nearly 1/2 of all United States wealth. More than double their share before Reagan took office. Still, they want more. They absolutely will not stop. Now, our society as a whole is in serious jeapordy. Greed kills.
I agree with you, like I said greedy people suck. But we will have be in a better spot if we protest against the government. We are in the same team here. If we protest against our government and have ask for change as a whole, the "greedy people" will have no other choice other than compromise with us right? People power is powerful, I feel like we are on the right track, gathering people but we just need to pick who we are protesting against to have an advantage.
I agree. That's a great point i wish more people on the right knew. Our constitution says that he should be able to abolish our government if we want and yet when any talks about revolution those on the right say it's unamerican. Unless of course they are the ones talking about it. They also tout the constitution and yet they don't seem to know what it says.