I think we need to look at this objectively and not through a partisan slant.  The real bottom line is that the less fortunate in our country have been hit harder and quicker by the recession, foreclosure crisis, etc.  They are also the last to benefit from the recovery.  Markets improving have no bearing on folks who ...more

Thomas, I don't consider myself ignorant or delusional and certainly will refrain from questioning your character or intelligence.   In any event, I am an upper middle cl****fessional who has been trying to look at our current circumstance in context.  Judging by your response, it appears you feel that our economy is a...more

We all need to stop listening to the rhetoric from both sides and look at the actions.  The current inequality is a planned result due to both parties creating policies that favor the wealthy and in return the support of the wealthy in the next election cycle.  Both parties are guilty.  For the last 20 to 30 years, bus...more

Let me try this again.  Our current situation is the result of over 30 years of intense, concerted effort by the wealthy and the politicians that they have purchased, in both parties.  From the 70's on to today, tax rates for the wealthy have steadily fallen, welfare for corporations has increased (subsidies, bailouts,...more

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