On 07/29/2011 08:51 AM, wayback71 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Denise Evans<dmevans365@...> wrote: >> I've said for a long time that it is corporate that's running the show.  >> While I believe Obama thought he could usher in a more just and robust >> America, he wasn't able to and is now another pawn taking directions from >> the big Democratic party doners.  >> However, he faced unbelievable odds...Bush and the Republicans left this >> country in tatters after inheriting the strongest federal balance sheet in >> postwar history.  I have no understanding of how anyone could trust that >> agenda, which is why, when I look at the alternative to Obama, I get even >> more worried.  >> All politicians give us BS in their speeches - I can't tolerate listening to >> any of them on either side.  I think we need to get a message to the >> Democratic Party and our individual reps...they are just as bad right now in >> using sensationalism and self-righteousness to drum up money as the other >> side...two sides of the same coin.  It's a completely flawed system. Maybe >> there is value in a 4th party, I don't know. >> Until we, the people, address corporate america and demand that they work >> for us and not the other way around, we are screwed.  How do we do this?  >> I'd like to hear some ideas. > Denise, I have been thinking about your question and just heard about this > book by Ralph Nader, Only the Rich Can Save Us. The Amazon summary sounds > fascinating. His basic positionis that the superrich (Warren Buffet, Bill > Gates, etc) have the means and power to make changes in various parts of our > society (refomr of health care, education, government) if they decide to do > so. Check it out if it sounds of interest to you. >
Problem is that Gates and Buffet type billionaires are the minority. There is a long history of older rich families who don't think much of the public and have little interest in saving anything. Look at the damage the Koch brothers are doing. We've spent centuries trying to rid ourselves of the "landed gentry" and we don't need to encourage retain that class division.
