Can you hear me now?

[DearAbby]

Last time I looked at my bank statement, I will never be able to catch up to the 1%. Not in my lifetime or in the lifetimes of my future generations. That 1% is a small clique for a reason.

Why more tax cuts? What will that solve? The problem is Trickle down. It isn't reaching the bottom. It gets gobbled up before it reaches there. Why are we tossing more money to the wealthy? What good is tossing more water at the home of the wealthy, when the house next door is burning down?

POVERTY is increasing. All of us sooner or later will get sucked into it. YOU are a few paychecks from poverty right now. One accident away from POVERTY right now. THAT BLACK HOLE is growing, and it will get you too, sooner or later.

The rate of poverty in this country should be scaring the holy shit out of everyone. YET I can't find anyone who will talk about it, it is like I am screaming into a tornado. CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?

[liberal N proud]

1. There is only one thing that trickles down

That is why plumbing is installed with a drop.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Denial based on fear or naivete are the primary culprits.

Thanks for the thread, DearAbby.

[DearAbby]

4. I can't believe there are people

out there who honestly believe they will one day be welcomed into the 1%. We ceased to be important when they gave away our voice/vote to the corporate elite, those who can buy and sell our politicians.

Welcome to the real world Neo.

[obxhead]

3. Money only ever goes up, it never comes down.

Give the tax breaks to the low/middle class. Start powerful programs to flood the lower classes with potential to earn a better life. Tax the rich heavily and make it so the only tax breaks they get is for bringing jobs back and creating new jobs (real jobs, not mcjobs.)

When the bottom thrives the rich will STILL reap the reward in the end.

[cin63]

5. You can bang their head's

on the truth, but you can't get thru. I just can't understand why so many people are against their own good. Lord help em, thats all I can say.

[Auntie Bush]

6. I hear you! I hope and pray I don't fall in that black hole...watching my step.

[Solomon]

7. Having Used Government To Facilitate All The Wealth

being distributed to themselves at an ever increasing rate, they have the nerve to whine about "re-distribution of wealth". They think we're stupid.

[DearAbby]

8. +1