House Democratic leadership: Obama's 'more than halfway' offer is the new starting point

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27. That's it in a Nutshell

I would like to add the one percent are not a monolithic entity. They too are having their own civil war, so to speak.

The Democratic party represents the half of the one percent who depend on a relatively healthy economy because a lot their money comes from the purchasing power of the American market (at least in the short run until other markets can offset ours completely) because they "make" things like I-things or whatever. Also they represent the half of the one percent who are smart enough to realize that they need to keep throwing crumbs our way to prevent us from revolting.

The Republicans represent the other half who primarily make the bulk of their money from natural resources which are not subject to the discretionary use of funds by the public. Oil corporations, the Koch brothers etc. and of course the half that is too stupid and greedy to realize that they are indeed creating a situation which will lead eventually to utter chaos.

Obviously generalizations are never perfect and I am sure that the one above is subject to exceptions. But I honestly believe that is the gist of it.

The democratic process has been bought, the media has been bought. When you own the process and the media that comments on the process well then you own it all. Why do the disputes between these two parties occur as if in a vacuum? With no regard at all to the will of the American people. Republican citizens love social security almost as much as we do. Why is it on the table then? My theory is because these disputes are public manifestations of the disputes occurring within the one percent.