Fixing the country

According to Democratic Underground

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023679832

Link from www.thisainthell.us

"The prescription to fix so much of what's wrong with this country is simple

“but it won't happen. That's what's so frustrating.

“Taxes need to be hiked on the wealthy. We need cuts in defense, including the security agencies. We need to raise the federal minimum wage and we need to invest in infrastructure. We need to invest in renewable energy.

“But this country is owned lock, stock and barrel by the wealthy/corporations and they have the power to control politics.

“It's worse than the gilded age.

“What would it take to change this dynamic?”

(Definition of “the wealthy” would require a national convention. Definition could be changed. And changed.

(Cuts in defense. Sure. There are no enemies.

(Raise the federal minimum wage. Price hikes follow. Are you willing to spend $15 for that Big Mac? Everybody always hits McDonalds when minimum wage talks arrive. Are hamburger turners the only workers paid minimum? And are they paid only minimum wage?

(Invest in infrastructure. What does that mean?

(Invest in renewable energy. Dude, that stuff don’t work.)


“What would it take to change this dynamic?”

(I’m not sure what “this dynamic” means.

(So left and right and center believe we need to fix stuff. Little government not in my face v. more government agents collecting more taxes to pay for stuff. Pay people what they’re worth v. everybody gets the same.

(I’ll be out of here in a few more years. Don’t mess up what I’ve got left.)