Losing Our Country – New York Times

Losing Our Country – New York Times

As Paul Krugman writes”Since 1980 in particular, U.S. government policies have consistently favored the wealthy at the expense of working families – and under the current administration, that favoritism has become extreme and relentless. From tax cuts that favor the rich to bankruptcy “reform” that punishes the unlucky, almost every domestic policy seems intended to accelerate our march back to the robber baron era.”

Well, duh. These robber baron wanna-bes are the ones that are paying for these congressmen that are passing these laws. People. WAKE UP, stop voting for these idiots that don’t deliver on their promises; the ones that are screwing you slowly.

Don’t let the propagandists lead you down the rosy path to perdition. This country worked because the general consensus was that we should promote the general economic welfare of society as a whole. As various people learned to game the system and promote their own welfare over society’s, we made corrections. Of late, it would seem that the system gamers are promoted as heroes, as good folk, to be emulated. All the while, the general economic structure that made this country great is dragged into the mud.

I do hope that the country will make the next correction soon. Unfortunately, it looks like the lawmakers have gotten caught up in the “gaming the system” syndrome and the people don’t seem pre-disposed to get rid of them, so it may be a while.