The greatest statement by Kevin Phillips on Bill Moyers Journal was that, and I paraphrase, the taxpayers 700 billion bailout was that socialism is alive and well in the bailout; the only problem is that the rich get the benefits and the taxpayers have to pay when things go wrong. How ironic is that people? The bailout was frightening to me. It shocked me that we could actually vote for anything that Hank Paulson, with a fortune of 700 million dollars amassed on Wall Street. I honestly don't think many of us realize just how different the lives of the super rich really are. Socialism? Hmm We really do have to get are ducks in order when it comes to our priorities and I have a funny feeling that the deepest believers in this movement for change, those of us who heard and felt in Barack possibilities for an engaged citizenship in the United States, are going to hit the streets and start working to make sure change occurs.
How many of us have been checking our email and waiting to hear what we should do next only to realize cooing a meal at the homeless shelter, or getting a fundraising campaign for a new after school program in the neighborhood is what must happen. One thing I do know about economics is that there is a benefit to this kind of engaged citizenship, it is called the personal external benefit. It also helps you sleep well at night. Socialism of the rich does the opposite; as teh bank account grows and the knowledge that it has come at the expense of the health care for the poor, putting the head down on the pillow requires at least one dose of a sleep aid. I guess it should be Ambien CR, or at least investments in that pharmceuical are up fifteen points.....
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