Took a hiatus and tried to disengage, but it's really getting thick, if you know what I mean.
The debacle of the Republican debates is truly laughable since it was revealed recently, by Mitch McConnell, that the Koch brothers are running the Republican party. So the spectacle of the debates shows how they will pander to the masses, when in reality it's the privileged few who will really decide.
The Koch brothers are worth over $100,000,000,000, making $ 3,000,000 an hour and want control over the government so they can pollute air and water with impunity, control the labor force, reducing us to poverty so they can have more money and power.
I don't begrudge people their success, but I think there's a point where some of the profits could be used to improve peoples lives as opposed to be sending it offshore to avoid taxes.
A recent release of CEO salaries shows the incredible disparity between us and them. One CEO makes over $400,000 a day, which takes their employees 3-5 years to make. The average wage of a CEO seems to be that they make a day what their employees make in 3 years. Who is worth that kind of money, especially when they don't seem to use their money for any social help when so many are in need of so much.
Recently Wisconsin, now a Koch Brothers subsidiary, announced a 7 day work week and closed door government without any recourse from traditional watchdog entities. This the model for the country if they get their way.
The poor and middle class have become the scapegoats for the country's problems and are being attacked on several levels by cuts to social programs and assistance, while the rich continue to amass great amounts of wealth.
These are things people need to realize before buying into the Republicans myths.
