Born on Third Base: What the Forbes 400 Really Says About Economic Equality & Opportunity in America

[Overseas]

6. Saturday morning kick! I remember when we were more honest about economic justice

and progressive taxation.

When we understood and wanted our taxes to help our fellow citizens.

I think most of our fellow citizens still would prefer that our taxes do that, and Medicare for All, rather than be redirected to privatized warfare and tax cuts for the wealthy.

I feel so sad that the Powell Memo plan has been so successful. The Right really pursued enhancing their power on so many fronts.

That included pressure on my Democrats to become "New Democrats" and prove that they weren't bleeding heart liberals and could "end welfare as we know it," deregulate the mass media and high finance, and get tough on unions.

For 2012 I am hoping for a mass defection of Republicans to vote Democrats into power in all offices so we can push for democratic economic justice again. To enact Medicare for All and jobs for millions in updating our infrastructure, stronger progressive taxation, rebuilding the power of our unions, emergency environmental protection and public financing of campaigns.

Sigh...

I do hope the shift in demographics includes a shift in more eligible voters getting to the polls to tell the politicians we would prefer our taxes go to those things, rather than more favors for corporations and the Top 400.