"Beware, fellow Plutocrats, the Pitchforks are Coming!"
Many concerns have been raised over the unprecedented and monstrous inequality that now exists in America. The middle class is shrinking like never before, while wealth at the top is beyond all comprehension. This gap is an ever-increasing chasm that weakens our society, degrades our democratic ideals, and breeds resentment among those who are losing the battle to live the "American Dream." How much longer are we to tolerate this dangerous condition? Nick Hanauer is a voice of reason.
Here is another talk by Mr Hanauer given at TED and subsequently banned from its site. As Business Insider reported: As the war over income inequality wages on, super-rich Seattle entrepreneur Nick Hanauer has been raising the hackles of his fellow 1-percenters, espousing the contrarian argument that rich people don't actually create jobs. The position is controversial — so much so that TED is refusing to post a talk that Hanauer gave on the subject. National Journal reports today that TED officials decided not to put Hanauer's March 1 speech up online after deeming his remarks "too politically controversial" for the site...".
"Rich People Don't Create Jobs"
2017 is certain to bring much unrest and upheaval. Let us work to bring about the changes needed to return America to a political and economic field of equality, a country where respect, opportunity, and prosperity coexist. It is at our peril and impoverishment as a people that we ignore our personal responsibility to one another as citizens.
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