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Monday, October 26, 2009

age-old political structure of controlling the economics -- a comment on HuffingtonPost.com

It's the age-old political structure of controlling the economics of an elite living off the labor of the workers: slavery, feudalism, fascism ...

America grew to the greatest society with the concept of a fair share for workers out the of wealth their labor helps create.

"Trickle down" is absurd. There aren't enough "elite" to support the services of a broad and vibrant middle class -- the teachers, doctors, lawyers, master craftspersons, etc -- that is the strength of our -- the greatest ever -- society.

It has to be "percolate up" from workers earning a living wage as the bottom rung of the wage ladder and needing those services.


Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/25/independent-voters-shifti_n_333168.html?show_comment_id=33428037#comment_33428037

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