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What Happened?

by Larry
(Columbus, Ohio)




I don't bang my head against the wall.......the wall bangs against my head. The wall of Washington. Can you honestly tell me that our representatives in Washington actually represent us, the people of this country? Or do they represent corporations, lobbyists and Wall Street? You know the answer in your gut and in your heart, whether your head admits it or not. Democrat or Republican, it doesn't matter. They both stopped representing us, the people, and sold themselves and us to the highest bidder.

And just to make sure it stays that way, the Supreme Court recently decided, under the thin guise of free speech, that corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money on the favorite recipient of their choice every November. I had previously come to the conclusion that the only way to break the stranglehold that Democrats and Republicans have on this country is a viable 3rd party that actually represented the interests of the people in a common sense way. But now I question if it's even possible with the gargantuan amounts of money that corporations, lobbyists and Wall Street are more than ready to use to overwhelm any such effort.

It won't and can't happen unless the people of this country make it happen. I can flat out guarantee you that politicians aren't going to do it for us because they're too busy doing it to us. People have to realize that it is up to us. The trouble is, people have become jaded to politics from so many years of having to vote for the "lesser of two evils" every November. And now, in this ruined economy and the false recovery, everyone is too busy worrying about just barely getting by and paying the bills to have the time and effort needed to devote to getting up off the ground and actually making this happen.

Please tell me I'm wrong.




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I wish I could tell you you're wrong
by: CeeCee in CA

But I'm afraid you're right on the mark.

For every $1.00 (approx.) that is spent on social safety net programs, such as food stamps, assistance, disability, etc., there are $4.00 spent on corporate welfare.

Everybody on the right, and some on the left scream bloody murder about the benefits the family down the street gets. And they're barely getting by, stretching their meager allotment of food stamp (SNAP) dollars to feed their little family for the entire month. But NO ONE seems to think there's a thing wrong with giving McDonald's, Bank of America, Monsanto, ADM, Exxon and other big corporations BILLIONS of dollars.

I recently got into a debate with a friend of a family member regarding the use of EBT cards at a local fast food restaurant. It seems, on the surface, to be an extraordinarily bad idea. But this friend and others like her were bashing people on welfare, in such a cruel way, I just couldn't stay silent.

The further I looked into the subject, the more reasonable and compassionate it seemed to be. Indeed, people CAN use their EBT card funds to buy meals at certain fast food restaurants. There are restrictions on who is able to participate. You must be disabled, over 60, or homeless to be able to get a hot meal from a fast food establishment.

The entire discussion was so stressful for me, that in the end, I closed my account with the social networking site where this had taken place. It caused a wedge between me and some family members that I don't know will ever heal.

The poor in this country have been blamed since Reagan for the woes caused by the mismanagement of our own government, and by the handouts to those who least need it. Really, Jesus says, As you treat the least of these, my brethren, you do it also unto me.

Isn't it time for those on the right to take heed of this simple message? Jesus didn't reject people for being poor. But he threw the moneychangers out. Like, umm, Wall Street?

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