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In reply to the discussion: The Nation absolutely NAILS IT re: Obama and Social Security [View all]nineteen50
(1,187 posts)a militant organized working class that will force, as in the 30s, a closing of the inequality gap by redistribution of wealth and challenge capitalisms polarization of wealth into the hands of the few. It was the fear of that organized working class that forced the 1% in the 30s into a New Deal that lead to American prosperity. That New Deal has been gutted over the last 30 years with deregulation, down sizing, privatizing, trickle-down, outsourcing and tax breaks for the corporate 1%. Now we have an attack on Social Security and the sucking of wealth and value out of everything in the public sector.
After decades of constant rejection of regulatory standards, Wall Street and big corporations have positioned themselves above the rule of law this can not stand.