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Last edited Sun Aug 31, 2014, 11:47 PM - Edit history (1)
46.2 million Americans live in poverty. 670,000 are homeless.
What they don't say in that commercial is that 448 Americans have more wealth than half the world combined. And those 448 own the government and continue to find new ways to screw us over so they get it all.
Something is very, very wrong here.
Here is the commercial for context:
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Maybe it's available to view on line?
Blecht
(3,803 posts)And I found this in about 30 seconds of looking:
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I had searched YouTube briefly without success.
Since I'm old and decrepit and forgetful, I completely forgot about the existence of Google, being more concerned about getting back to work quickly.
Your kindness is greatly appreciated.
progressoid
(49,988 posts)While applaud their helping the poor, the system is still stacked against most Americans. Almost no one is addressing that.
There but for fate, go many of us...