Tag: middle class

The obscene transfer of wealth and income to the plutocrats won't end until we demand a return to the Commons, where we work as a society rather than allow predatory plutocratic individuals to control us.

We're living in an era of suicide in America, in parallel with our era of inequality.

If we want to create a vibrant middle class, we have to abandon slogans and simplistic solutions and understand the bigger picture.

This Neo-Con globalization has destroyed what the politicians from both empire political parties like to label ‘The Middle Class.’

We will need a guaranteed income, ideally through guaranteed jobs, with the implementation of a financial transaction tax, and with a commitment to alternative energy infrastructure development.

Americans deluded by capitalist promises need to learn about progressive policies that would truly help them.

Meet the kingpins, the enforcers, the illusionists, the con men, and the hitmen that are all working together to eradicate the middle class.

What's astonishing is the disregard that many of the super-rich have for struggling Americans.

“We know what, and who, is killing the middle class. It’s time to stop those forces in their tracks, take back our democracy, and create a middle class that’s more vibrant and inclusive than ever.”

How to pay for a solution? A financial speculation tax on the rich and, for the poor, a tradeoff of safety net benefits for the security of a guaranteed income.