The Occupy Wall Street movement hasn’t left behind any lasting political structure in America. But the Spanish indignados movement that helped inspire Occupy just may. This past January saw the birth of Podemos, a new political party that’s already polling over 20 percent. Podemos is calling for “a fair distribution of wealth” and an end to “the impunity and corruption that have turned the European dream of liberty, equality, and fraternity into the nightmare of an unjust, cynical, and oligarchic society.” This past weekend a Podemos general assembly in Madrid drew over 130,000 online and in-person participants. (Too Much, Oct. 2014)
Progress is also being made in Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. In the United States where wealth and income inequality is greater than in any other country in the entire industrialized world, virtually nothing is being done about it. Which leads me to ask readers, voters, and other patriots “Which is worse, ignorance or apathy?” If the answer is still “I don’t know, and I don’t care,” then maybe its time to pull the plug and forget about “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” here. That experiment with freedom that once was gaining momentum, and for which tens of thousands of our forebears paid the ultimate price, has now become a total failure due to lack of interest.
Don’t complain to me. Do something. Start by closing out all your bank accounts and moving your money to a credit union. Then write a letter to the Chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, Wash, DC 20551, and tell her you support monetary policies that can and will reduce inequality in America. It may be faster to contact her via:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/contactus/feedback.aspx
It seems that she has finally gotten the message. Speak up while she is still awake!
Deputy Dave Jenkins investigates the murder of local high school principal, Jerry Egge, but this is a multi-faceted novel that deals with spiritualism, romance, friendship, and children who fall through the cracks.
"Murder isn't usually this
Deputy Dave Jenkins investigates the murder of local high school principal, Jerry Egge, but this is a multi-faceted novel that deals with spiritualism, romance, friendship, and children who fall through the cracks.
"Murder isn't usually this
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