We
have all seen it in our news feed or maybe you read about it
somewhere on the internet. You might have heard it in class, or this
could be your first time. Regardless of how we found out, it is
becoming common knowledge that one percent of our nation's populous
holds more than 35 percent of its wealth. This video will explain more.
After watching this video, it seems obvious that there is a real problem in this country. The gap between the rich and super rich is astounding, let alone the one between them and people that fall in our class, the bottom ninety percent. I say this under the grand assumption that nobody of millionaire status would ever find themselves lost in Community College. I would also assume that they have better things to do than read my blog, but I guess I will have to keep an eye on the comment section.
I would like to take a walk down memory lane and search the annals of history for a similar scenario, for we all know that history repeats. I can see myself now in World History, freshman year of high school. During the late 18th century, the country of France was facing great turmoil. After years of heavy taxing and misrepresentation, the common people of France were at wit's end. In a last-ditch effort to keep his head, the King was to propose new, unprecedented taxes on the nobles.
Now I am not here to offer a full synopsis on the downfall of the French government, or how the bourgeoisie played into their own demise by hording all of the nation's assets. This knowledge is best left for professors to disperse in the lecture hall. The important lesson here is how France ripped itself apart for bread and spare change. After years, decades of poverty, the people rose up against a small group that claimed "Money equals power, so we are better you. Nanny-nanny boo-boo!"
"Revolution!" was the cry as the streets burned and many lost their lives. That centuries-old government was destroyed because it failed to adapt to the needs of the people. We can see this again in our own history. We fought a tyrant who claimed sovereignty from across the ocean, another bloody war for the sake of freedom from slavery through taxation. We proposed a new government built on independent states led by one central power to regulate and keep fair trade. Alas, we began this journey with the spec of hypocrisy in our eye, as the white man built this great country on the backs of the negro. Therefore, this abomination was doomed for failure before it began. The one man who attempted to correct this moral oversight was shot in the head by an assassin.
Although Abraham Lincoln was able to free the black slaves, the rest of the nation was certain to follow them back into the stockades. With the innovation of central banking, the American public was forced into a system where they could no longer live independently. In addition to controlling the distribution of wealth, the wealthy can now also set its value, and insider trade secrets helped to skyrocket their little clique over the top. Even though this is in direct conflict with the common good, being what is best for the most, it seems as though no one is willing to do anything about it. We have our TV and we have our Internet, and we find comfort in our small modern conveniences. We let it distract us from the truth. The truth is that there are people all over America who went to bed hungry last night on the ground outside. We drive past and look down on the less fortunate as we assume it must be their own fault.
"He must be lazy," or " She is too fat to be starving." Do we blame the corporations for mass firings and outsourcing jobs? Do we blame fast food for being the cheapest source with the dollar menu? Do we blame the government for poor allocation of funds? I'm sure there are some like minded individuals out there, but as a whole we blame the individual for circumstance. We do not take into account that we only get 25 percent of the pie to split up amongst roughly 280 million people.
After watching this video, it seems obvious that there is a real problem in this country. The gap between the rich and super rich is astounding, let alone the one between them and people that fall in our class, the bottom ninety percent. I say this under the grand assumption that nobody of millionaire status would ever find themselves lost in Community College. I would also assume that they have better things to do than read my blog, but I guess I will have to keep an eye on the comment section.
I would like to take a walk down memory lane and search the annals of history for a similar scenario, for we all know that history repeats. I can see myself now in World History, freshman year of high school. During the late 18th century, the country of France was facing great turmoil. After years of heavy taxing and misrepresentation, the common people of France were at wit's end. In a last-ditch effort to keep his head, the King was to propose new, unprecedented taxes on the nobles.
Now I am not here to offer a full synopsis on the downfall of the French government, or how the bourgeoisie played into their own demise by hording all of the nation's assets. This knowledge is best left for professors to disperse in the lecture hall. The important lesson here is how France ripped itself apart for bread and spare change. After years, decades of poverty, the people rose up against a small group that claimed "Money equals power, so we are better you. Nanny-nanny boo-boo!"
"Revolution!" was the cry as the streets burned and many lost their lives. That centuries-old government was destroyed because it failed to adapt to the needs of the people. We can see this again in our own history. We fought a tyrant who claimed sovereignty from across the ocean, another bloody war for the sake of freedom from slavery through taxation. We proposed a new government built on independent states led by one central power to regulate and keep fair trade. Alas, we began this journey with the spec of hypocrisy in our eye, as the white man built this great country on the backs of the negro. Therefore, this abomination was doomed for failure before it began. The one man who attempted to correct this moral oversight was shot in the head by an assassin.
Although Abraham Lincoln was able to free the black slaves, the rest of the nation was certain to follow them back into the stockades. With the innovation of central banking, the American public was forced into a system where they could no longer live independently. In addition to controlling the distribution of wealth, the wealthy can now also set its value, and insider trade secrets helped to skyrocket their little clique over the top. Even though this is in direct conflict with the common good, being what is best for the most, it seems as though no one is willing to do anything about it. We have our TV and we have our Internet, and we find comfort in our small modern conveniences. We let it distract us from the truth. The truth is that there are people all over America who went to bed hungry last night on the ground outside. We drive past and look down on the less fortunate as we assume it must be their own fault.
"He must be lazy," or " She is too fat to be starving." Do we blame the corporations for mass firings and outsourcing jobs? Do we blame fast food for being the cheapest source with the dollar menu? Do we blame the government for poor allocation of funds? I'm sure there are some like minded individuals out there, but as a whole we blame the individual for circumstance. We do not take into account that we only get 25 percent of the pie to split up amongst roughly 280 million people.
A
bloody revolution doesn't seem like a real solution. It may have
short term benefits, but in the long run things will remain as they
were. New players will become rich and take over the reins, the only
difference being at the name. If
I suggest any form of socialism, people would lose their minds.
Taking from the rich and giving it to the needy so they might also
have a chance. From early childhood we learned how to share with our
friends. Messages like "sharing is caring," and even the
tale of Robin Hood. I ask you, where is the practice behind what we
preach? Is it sleeping on the street corner while we send young men
off to kill and die in the sand?
So I will not say socialism, though I believe I have a solution. It stands to reason that with so many making due with so little, the majority living from less than 40,000 annually, that no one man could possibly require more than 20 million dollars in order to live comfortably. If we set a cap on individual net worth, the resulting economic stimulation may quite possibly save this country. If we took the excess from those few who live in it, our streets could be free from the homeless in minutes. I won't lead the revolution, myself being far too cynical to believe it would actually work. Not because it can't, but because they won't let it. The only way to make this change would be a nationwide unity. We are all caught up in the squabbles over abortion, gay marriage, and marijuana legalization. This is how you divide a nation. Wake Up America! The revolution is nigh.
So I will not say socialism, though I believe I have a solution. It stands to reason that with so many making due with so little, the majority living from less than 40,000 annually, that no one man could possibly require more than 20 million dollars in order to live comfortably. If we set a cap on individual net worth, the resulting economic stimulation may quite possibly save this country. If we took the excess from those few who live in it, our streets could be free from the homeless in minutes. I won't lead the revolution, myself being far too cynical to believe it would actually work. Not because it can't, but because they won't let it. The only way to make this change would be a nationwide unity. We are all caught up in the squabbles over abortion, gay marriage, and marijuana legalization. This is how you divide a nation. Wake Up America! The revolution is nigh.
