The world financial wealth is $95.5 trillion. This is the cash that keeps the capitalist system running now, what happens when there is 8 percent or $7.6 trillion missing? This is money, which is not circulating in the system, such as wages paid or being spent on durable goods that would need to replaced eventually, stoves, or washers and dryers. It is just a loss to all except the hoarders of the $7.6 trillion.
To make matters worse, there is also $190 billion lost in taxes worldwide, $35 billion just in the U.S. and this is money that has to be made whole by the 47 percent. Once again, cash taken out of the capitalist system in ways like pay for our federal, state, county and city government workers, law enforcement, firefighters, infrastructure, schools, colleges, and renewable energy exploration. All would make for good jobs we need, but with no cash no jobs can be created. Our taxes are making up for what these thieves are hiding in other countries. Their excuse is that it’s not illegal, and they’re right. It may not be illegal, but it is immoral, unpatriotic and a sign of mental illness.
This is going on all over the world and now we, the 99 percent, know about the theft by the oligarchies and how they are being exposed by the Panama Papers. We can turn something like this around during this election year by electing the right people.
Think Bernie Sanders for president, Tim Canova to replace Debbie Wasserman Schultz out of her Florida Congressional seat, support Occupy and don’t forget to continue to fight for $15 an hour minimum wage. We have to clean house of all Tea Party and uncooperative GOP members and Blue Dog Democrats so we can turn this country around. If Bernie gets elected, he’ll need people like Zephyr Teachout in New York, Pramila Jayapal in Seattle and Lucy Flores in Nevada. Don’t give up hope--VOTE.
I hope that I am wrong, but what I see at this time is our unions are going to be in the fight of their existence. This is the most perilous time of our life. The life we had is threatened like never before. Unions are the largest organized group of people who can save our country if things keep going the way they are heading at this time. We need to all stand together for power, but we each must prepare and plan to take care of ourselves and our families. We can fight the big fight and not be distracted by worry about things that can and should already be taken care of. For instance, stashing at least one month’s pay and at least a month or even a year’s worth of food, whether the food is staples (pasta, rice, canned goods) and meat or chicken in the freezer. Keep your vehicles' tanks full and if possible a gas can full. It’s in your best interest to also save money for house or rent payments plus extra. This is not new thinking for us old trade workers who had to prepare when...
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