Trump: Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz doesn't have the 'guts' to run for president

[Farmer-Rick]

38. I agree with 90 percent of what you wrote.

The deficit is a symptom of a problem that is corrupting democracy.

I agree with everything you wrote but I don't see the deficit as problem. It's like saying my limp is a problem without finding out why I'm limping. My limp means there is something wrong with my leg, foot, hip or even my diet. Those are the real problems. The limp is just how I cope with the pain and dysfunction. The deficit is just how democracies deal with rampant corruption.

Why are we sending off our tax dollars to wars? to the rich? to the oil corporations that will be extinct in 50 years. Why does our banking system give profits to certain rich banks and not others? Why do we give tax cuts to corporations that off shore jobs? The system is broken, maybe we can fix it but it's going to have to reach catastrophic levels I fear before the majority are convinced we need to take action.