Reply #6: Let's get real. [View All]

[earthside]

The 'recovery' that only existed for people at the top in the first place is over.

The 'Great Recession' that never ended for middle and working class Americans is getting worse.

And nobody, and I mean nobody, in Washington seems to have a clue that this crisis is structural, systemic and fundamental. No amount of "stimulus" money is going to fix the problem -- we need CHANGE! Real change!

Break-up the mega-banks. Break-up the mega-transnational corporations. Renegotiate trade agreements -- levy tariffs if necessary to bring home manufacturing jobs. Raise the capital gains tax rate; lower taxes on working Americans. Encourage local economies. Audit the Fed.

I'm sorry to say that President Obama and Secretary Geithner have only tinkered around the edges of this economic catastrophe ... and until they finally comprehend the deep and profound seriousness of this crisis, well, it is only going to get worse.

And the resulting anger and frustration and fear could very well mean a fascist reaction in this nation the likes we have never seen here before.