Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Saturday 9 May 2020
Wealthy Americans Have Made Billions During the Pandemic
Even though millions of Americans are now without work and the economy is crashing down, the wealthiest Americans have made billions of dollars during the pandemic. They aren't suffering one bit, and in fact are doing better than ever. This is what our system was designed to do, and this is just one of many reasons why the current system is not sustainable. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this.
