Why Do the Rich Have So Much Power?

[FreeSpeech]

Huge disparities in income and wealth translate into comparable disparities in political influence. To see how this works, let’s look at a fairly recent example: the budgetary Grand Bargain that almost happened in 2011.

Both the Obama administration and Republicans were staking out positions that flew in the face of public desires. A large majority has consistently wanted to see Social Security benefits expanded, not cut. A comparably large majority has consistently said that upper-income Americans pay too little, not too much, in taxes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/o...gtype=Homepage

For those who think Obama is a hero of the Democratic Party. He was far closer to Republicans on issues that mattered: Helping the Upper Class stay in power.

Shove your class warfare BS up your faggot ass. If you really want to shrink the wealth gap stop supporting the importation of both legal and illegal scab labor and stop supporting the overregulation of companies which forces manufacturers incorporate overseas.

[jacksonsprat22]

Because we elect politicians that sell us out. It is the politicians responsibility to guard the Hen House, to be the moral guardian.

Trump can't be bought.

too funny

[Sailor]

Shove your class warfare BS up your faggot ass. If you really want to shrink the wealth gap stop supporting the importation of both legal and illegal scab labor and stop supporting the overregulation of companies which forces manufacturers incorporate overseas.

Scab labor? That explains why you are such a pussy. You are a union asshole.

[Stone]

You really want to know why the rich hold so much power? Because they deserve to thats why. Kinda sorta. Heres why,....when you have a nation made up mostly of fucking idiots thats exactly what you end up with. THIS is OUR fault. We allowed it to happen because we are far too stupid and lazy to think for ourselves so we ceded over control of our own lives to others.

HERE... watch this crazy thing to the end. I stumbled onto it a few years back. Incorrect spelling galore but I cant disagree with most of the premise.....

[PostmodernProphet]

yes........you are right.......I am a brainwashed millenniual

I know, right

[Stone]

And NO,...I do not agree that the rich should have so much power. But we did in fact allow it to happen. For many reasons, none of them very good. WE did this by being weak. Our ancestors would be ashamed at what we have allowed.

[Sailor]

And NO,...I do not agree that the rich should have so much power. But we did in fact allow it to happen. For many reasons, none of them very good. WE did this by being weak. Our ancestors would be ashamed at what we have allowed.

Exactly.

[T. A. Gardner]

Obama had very little track record, he was a complete roll of the dice.....but he said the right things.....and he was fresh....there was reason to hope that he was not a Swamp Creature.

Obama's two main problems are that he is no where near as smart as he seems to think he is....and he is an extremely light worker.

And had been all his life. If you were paying attention, and few were, you knew it before he was elected.

[jacksonsprat22]

And had been all his life. If you were paying attention, and few were, you knew it before he was elected.

Trump was a criminal his whole life.

[Stone]

There are a million Obama's out there. Nothing new. Flowery speeches and long talks made with SUCH CONVICTION......."THIS IS THE WAY" Pffffffft,.....like he knows. Pampered pussy doesnt really actually know shit, and never did. Total empty suit.

[Hawkeye10]

And had been all his life. If you were paying attention, and few were, you knew it before he was elected.

I have already told you when I figured it out.

I dispute your assertion that we had enough insight into Obama to know that he had been lying to us wholesale, that he never intended to do what he said he would, that there was no chance that he would rise to the occasion.

[T. A. Gardner]

Trump was a criminal his whole life.

Yea, sure... That's why he was arrested and served time repeatedly but nobody knows about it or something... At least you admit he isn't one now (you used "was" instead of "has been" or the like. Was implies past tense so in the present your statement doesn't apply)

[jacksonsprat22]

Yea, sure... That's why he was arrested and served time repeatedly but nobody knows about it or something... At least you admit he isn't one now (you used "was" instead of "has been" or the like. Was implies past tense so in the present your statement doesn't apply)

lame

[Bigdog]

too funny

You'll blame anyone except the politicians that take the bribe.

Zero personal responsibility Jacksprat

[Nordberg]

Obama worked for the oligarchs. It's that simple.

A lot more complicated than that. He walked into a potential 2nd great depression he had to fix quickly. He allowed the bankers and banks to survive because he was convinced they could save the economy if he forced them to. It was a battle. You can argue he conceded too much, but he got the job done.