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In reply to the discussion: I woke up today and President Barack Obama is still President of the United States of America [View all]PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)How do you fix this?
A start would be -
Publicly funded elections. Rescind Citizens United.
Tax Revision so the Corps/Wealthy pay their fair share. 1950-60 levels.
Inheritance tax to levels that remove generational Oligarchs.
Universal Health care with public option.
Dismantling of the Military Industrial Complex. Pull troops back from around the world, greatly decrease the size of military. Focus on home.
and so on...
How much of this will happen. NONE of it. Why? Because we are a Fascist Oligarchy. Only things that benefit corporations and the wealthy happen in our gov't. The only things that ever happen that appear to help the middle and lower classes ONLY happen in order to retain "order" and stop unrest and major revolution from coming to fruition.