I'm not a Bernie Sanders supporter. [I actually lean
toward Hillary.] But this video was extremely well done and focuses
viewers' attention on REAL issues that impact REAL Americans on a day
to day basis, rather than all of the silly stuff dominating campaign
coverage.
This is an extremely compelling, engaging presentation of modern
American economic realities. I'm not with Sanders on doubling the
federal minimum wage (although it does need a boost.) But all of the
other points made here are solid.
If you're still not sure why life feels like more of a struggle
than it was 10, 20, or even 40 years ago, the info shared here helps bring
that to light. Take 8 minutes and give this video a watch and a listen.
And if you, too, are concerned about the issues discussed here
- even if you're not a Bernie supporter - help share the video on
Facebook, your blog, Twitter, and any other social media. Help make the
case to all Presidential candidates and the press that a majority of
American voters - left, right, and center - are tired of political, legal, and
economic systems that have been rigged to benefit a very, very small share of
our population, at the expense of the other 90-some% of us.
Federal and state taxes paid by the profoundly affluent have
been slashed again, and again, and again since the 1960s, each time with the
promise that this would unleash growth in US GDP that would mean improved
quality of life for ALL of us. While the average American has experienced
improved quality of life is some arenas, those improvements have almost
exclusively been due to technological change, cheaper goods due to globalized
trade (which hasn't been without a downside), economies of scale, and public
infrastructure investment - all factors that had little to no connection to any
of these tax cuts.
Slashing taxes on the wealthiest in America has never "unleashed
growth" in the way that's been promised. Data point after data point
indicate that US policy promoting GDP growth as the primary concern of
economic policy has had no discernible benefits for 90-some% of Americans.
To the contrary, our incomes and wealth after inflation is
accounted for have SHRUNK.
We need to say ENOUGH. And if you tend to vote Republican and YOU
care about these issues, we REALLY need you to help spread the word.
Because you guys have a much better shot at getting GOP candidates to
stop pandering to major corporations, banks and financial services firms with
their economic policy proposals.
