Broken Unions, Broken Nation, and the Lie that Keeps us Broke

[Donnachaidh]

http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/allan-goldstein/34797/broken-unions-broken-nation-and-the-lie-that-keeps-us-broke

Tell the last teacher to turn off the classroom lights on her way out of town. Put up the for sale signs on our remaining municipal assets. America is going out of business.

A Big Lie is breaking our country. You hear it all the time: America is overtaxed.

No, it isn’t. As a percentage of GDP, federal taxes have averaged 18.4% since World War II. They’re down now, some say as low as 16%. And, shockingly, the government is out of money.

When the times get tough, the tough get scapegoating. But times have been tough for so long that they’re running out of victims to blame.

More at the link --

[mmonk]

1. Yep. Scapegoating those that don't have enough to be heard.

[liberal N proud]

2. It's all the middle class fault

If they didn't aspire for a better life, the rich would still have full control of this country and all the money.

Forgot this:
.............:sarcasm: