Its not just the poor who are being disenfranchised.
The entire country has no focus, no goals, no moral guidance. Ironic, in such a "Christian Nation".
How many people are we losing to the system of predatory Capitalism? How many people who could be contributing in a positive manner to society are we losing to inability to "pay to play" or to be born into the right family or know someone in the right family? The child rising day after day in an impoverished setting, has to concern themselves more with surviving that day, rather than thinking about their education, their careers, or their dreams... How do you change the pattern or the cycle? How do you escape?
We need to build this country in a democratic fashion. Good education for everyone. An opportunity for every person who can and is willing and able to work, and for the job to pay a living wage with the ability to continue to grow.
Our world needs to embrace a new path... A path that allows for humanity to win over a bottom line. For technology and interdependence to assist the planet in a positive manner; not to exploit 99% of the people for the betterment of a few at the top.
We should be pushing for Fair Trade agreements; not Free Trade. We should be pushing for a humane health care system world-wide that incorporates the best of all nations medicines in a practical manner and in an affordable way that doesn't allow people to die for the lack of money or for lack of access in 3rd world and Developing countries or in this country where Insurance and money and location become the line between life and death. We should be pushing for a new Energy policy world-wide that incorporates renewable energies, and shrug off the coal-fired and nuclear power plants (we are killing ourselves living with energy sources from the past because it is controlled by "old money" and they control the leaders in all nations. We should be pushing for the 32 hr work week that pays a living wage or better, allows for all people to have 4 week mandatory vacation, and a minimum 6 month paid maternity and paternity leave OR for family leave to take care of one's self during illness or for a family member's illness.... for all people's around the world. And everyone should have the basics for survival such as food, clean air, clean water, and shelter.
We need a global initiative to live in a sane world where we are allowed to love, live, have compassion, toil in labor that creates positive care for one another, and allows us to have time to spend time doing as we wish to do... travel, visit with family, give back to the community with service... We have this one life to live here and now. It should be a life that is full of love and light and allows us to leave the earth better off than having entered it.
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