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In reply to the discussion: Baby boomers are killing themselves at an alarming rate, raising question: Why? [View all]Warpy
(114,650 posts)we on the bottom 90% have watched this country slip into third world status as the infrastructure has been left to rot and anyone who fell through the cracks and stayed there long enough was simply ignored to death for want of nutritious food, shelter, and basic medical care.
In other words, this is two countries: one uses private airports like the one in Manassas and stays completely hidden from public view at all times, flitting from mansion to mansion by jet and the other one, where wage depression was public policy along with destroying the safety net and stiffing us on the services we were brought up to expect.
Even my right wing dad said this country was great at creating wealth, just piss poor at distributing it fairly.
Until we solve that problem, we are going to be facing more years of despair and suicides until finally there will be violence. Violent revolutions rarely work like they're supposed to, though, so it will be only our blood which flows through the streets.