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fasttense

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13. Until the economic system is changed, political power will fall back into the laps of the uber rich
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 11:34 AM
Mar 2015

Democracy tries to cage in capitalism with laws, rules and ethics. But it always breaks free because the wealth, the money, remains in the hands of a few rich people. In capitalism, the wealth of nations goes into the pockets of a handful of people just like in feudal and slavery economic systems. To have true democracy, you have to democratize the economic system. Capital can NOT be the basis for all wealth, as it is today, and allow democracy to flourish. Allowing capital to control everything, gives an unfair advantage to those born with wealth. And with that advantage the children of the wealthy gobble up all the political power. It is inevitable.

That's why the Koch brothers, Mitt and the Waltons are so into politics. Because they were born into wealth. They did NOT have to work a day in their life to survive. The uber rich use their unearned incomes to buy up our political system. Both parties cater to the rich because that's where the money is. Until we demand that the uber rich return our national wealth, through huge amounts of taxation, they will control us. We must take back our stolen wealth by taxing the uber rich to death and getting rid of capitalism.

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