Out of touch politicians
According to <a href=http://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140627334/millionaires-in-congress-weigh-new-tax-on-wealthy>an NPR article,</a> about 1% of the population of the USA are millionaires while almost half of Congress–46%– are millionaires. They obviously aren’t representing the actual people who make up the USA. This is, perhaps, explained why in a time of brutal economic downturn and lack of jobs the people running the country are busy slashing funding to create jobs and provide medical, dental, housing, and monetary assistance to people who need it most. It might explain, just a bit, why politicians are soundly endorsing “personhood” amendments that are failing at the polls. It might, just might, account for why so many people are invested in the various “Occupy” movements.
Power is currently held in the plutocratic hands of people looking out only for themselves. Everyone else, apparently, can go screw.
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Comment from Pamela
Time November 28, 2011 at 12:19 am
This is not new anyways, that is why many people wants to have a seat on government. It’s all about money for some of them.
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