I can remember reading about the status quo in Haiti some twenty years ago - Duvalier could have his limo pull up to any store in any neighborhood, and he'd go in and "shop". Once he knew what he wanted, one of his henchmen explained it to the store owner, and then the store owner saw to it that Duvalier left with the chosen items, no payment required.

So much of our commons has been plundered, that I think back to the time when I read about Duvalier's exploits. At that time, I felt so sad for the people of Haiti, not realizing that our government could plunder us here.

We watch as our health is destroyed so the Big Insurers and Big Phara can have their profits. One of the few people I know who has had a decent paying job over the last four years - she quit about two weeks ago. She was working for a dentistry franchise. They have started in ordering the cheapest of supplies. And have cut back so the staff is bare bones and overworked.

Why is this happening? So the franchise owners in Atlanta GA can have maximum profit. Patient care? Why should they worry about patient care? They have all that nice tidy profit to spend.

We watch as the Gulf of Mexico becomes a dead zone. Little penalty to BP, is there?

The money has all been handed over to those at the top, and now the "crisis in Europe" could mean this nation's public will once again have to bail out a mess of banks.

We are being robbed left and right, and the only people who are doing anything are those supporting the Occupy Movements.