I never thought I'd see the day when people who would benefit from campaign contributions (bribes) would actually not put the dollar above the person. Although I still see the system as broken and the system still continuing after this, it is a bright light in a very, very dark place. I'm sure business leaders may be nice people, good values, good morals and the whole 9 yards. But in the grand scheme of things, I don't see them as much more than lords with the American people as mere serfs in a feudal system. It always seems like they put the dollar over the person, wealth over equality, inhumane-ness over decency. However, after reading letters sent by business leaders who value the people, I have developed a small level of hope. Perhaps the system can change no matter how many doubts I have.
I am damn proud to see business execs who actually have a moral compass.
http://rawstory.com/2010/01/business-leaders-finance-ruling-extremely-troubling/
Letters to the house and Senate:
http://www.publicampaign.org/sites/www.publicampaign.org/files/business-leaders-letter-house.pdf
http://www.publicampaign.org/sites/www.publicampaign.org/files/business-leaders-letter-senate.pdf
These lone acts of courage are not going to change much without the support of the people and responsible politicians like Alan Grayson (D) of Florida. It is going to take the will of the people and the acts of the people. Those in power are only in power because we, the people, let them be in power. Those in power become powerless when the people refuse to be mere serfs. It can be seen all through history that with a few sparks and educated individuals, the world can change drastically.
I wish I had read this article when it was first written back in January but I suppose I was just seeing red from then until now. Those 5 Supreme Court Justices' who voted to allow this limitless corporate finance should be ashamed of themselves. They just corrupted the election process of a democracy. Lately I haven't had much hope for the future of the Corporate States of America but this one little light made me think twice. Maybe we can go back to the United States of America but that's all going to take time, time that I hate to give up.
People need to be kept educated. You cannot take news from corporately owned media at face value. All stations, whether it be Fox, MSNBC, CNN or whatever, they distort and mislead. Real research is required in a democracy. DemocracyNow.org and other indepent news stations are probably the only ones worth trusting. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Change does not happen overnight. It takes struggles and sacrifices. Change may take years and years as seen in the civil rights struggles of the 60's. Apathy has crippled us the past few decades. People need to get off their asses. The ill-informed tea-partiers are admirable, although they are ignorant of what they are fighting against. But we should look at them as something that shows people can actually be united under a common cause. I have not seen that kind of unity in the States for quite some time.
Now then, back to my point of this post. This kind of feudal-like institution needs to change. When the public is misinformed, it votes against itself. Trickle down economics is a perfect example of the widening gap between rich and poor. That kind of policy does not work. Tax cuts for the rich is just as bad as giving money to the rich. That won't make them want to bring jobs to the States. It will just make their wallet a little heavier. Incentives need to be made to bring jobs to the United States. You have to make things cheaper to make in the United States rather than having workers in Chinese sweat shops who are paid pennys on the dollar. Perhaps increases in trade tariffs, or increased taxes on corporate products. Whatever the solution may be, it is possible, but it is not easy to achieve. I hope some may read this and find it interesting, but my true hope is to inspire people to educate themselves and make up their own minds. You cannot parrot the teachings of nimrods on major news networks on both ends of the spectrum. Make up your own damn mind.
I am damn proud to see business execs who actually have a moral compass.
http://rawstory.com/2010/01/business-leaders-finance-ruling-extremely-troubling/
Letters to the house and Senate:
http://www.publicampaign.org/sites/www.publicampaign.org/files/business-leaders-letter-house.pdf
http://www.publicampaign.org/sites/www.publicampaign.org/files/business-leaders-letter-senate.pdf
These lone acts of courage are not going to change much without the support of the people and responsible politicians like Alan Grayson (D) of Florida. It is going to take the will of the people and the acts of the people. Those in power are only in power because we, the people, let them be in power. Those in power become powerless when the people refuse to be mere serfs. It can be seen all through history that with a few sparks and educated individuals, the world can change drastically.
I wish I had read this article when it was first written back in January but I suppose I was just seeing red from then until now. Those 5 Supreme Court Justices' who voted to allow this limitless corporate finance should be ashamed of themselves. They just corrupted the election process of a democracy. Lately I haven't had much hope for the future of the Corporate States of America but this one little light made me think twice. Maybe we can go back to the United States of America but that's all going to take time, time that I hate to give up.
People need to be kept educated. You cannot take news from corporately owned media at face value. All stations, whether it be Fox, MSNBC, CNN or whatever, they distort and mislead. Real research is required in a democracy. DemocracyNow.org and other indepent news stations are probably the only ones worth trusting. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Change does not happen overnight. It takes struggles and sacrifices. Change may take years and years as seen in the civil rights struggles of the 60's. Apathy has crippled us the past few decades. People need to get off their asses. The ill-informed tea-partiers are admirable, although they are ignorant of what they are fighting against. But we should look at them as something that shows people can actually be united under a common cause. I have not seen that kind of unity in the States for quite some time.
Now then, back to my point of this post. This kind of feudal-like institution needs to change. When the public is misinformed, it votes against itself. Trickle down economics is a perfect example of the widening gap between rich and poor. That kind of policy does not work. Tax cuts for the rich is just as bad as giving money to the rich. That won't make them want to bring jobs to the States. It will just make their wallet a little heavier. Incentives need to be made to bring jobs to the United States. You have to make things cheaper to make in the United States rather than having workers in Chinese sweat shops who are paid pennys on the dollar. Perhaps increases in trade tariffs, or increased taxes on corporate products. Whatever the solution may be, it is possible, but it is not easy to achieve. I hope some may read this and find it interesting, but my true hope is to inspire people to educate themselves and make up their own minds. You cannot parrot the teachings of nimrods on major news networks on both ends of the spectrum. Make up your own damn mind.
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