Interesting quote regarding Wall Street's influence on the U.S. government

[tabasco]

"Wall Street owns the country. It is no longer a government of the people, by the people, for the people, but a government of Wall Street, by Wall Street, and for Wall Street. Our laws are the output of a system that clothes rascals in robes and honesty in rags."

-- Populist leader Mary Ellen Lease, circa 1890.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Lease


Working people have been getting the shaft for a long time and things never seem to change.

[JDPriestly]

1. Actually, FDR changed things quite a bit, but our Party has moved away from his

legacy.

Bernie is our hope to bring it back.

[tabasco]

3. Good point.

Drastic political reform is needed to permanently prevent concentration of power with the wealthy. But is it possible? It seems only disasters like the Great Depression result in any meaningful change. In the post-Citizens United era, I don't see a good possibility of real change without another economic-social calamity.

I would be ecstatic to see President Sanders take the oath of office. But could he make any headway against the same forces that have thrown up barricades against anything Obama has attempted?

[stillwaiting]

5. Bernie would try. And he would mobilize us to apply pressure as well.

As such, he is our BEST hope to change the Democratic Party.

Especially since he would be able to restructure the DNC Leadership to mold the Democratic Party to HIS vision for the Party (which is what we would be validating in nominating him).

It's only fair. If Al From and the Clintons took their election as an opportunity to radically restructure the Democratic Party to serve Business interests over average American interests in a dramatic departure from the Party's traditional values, then nominating Bernie to reverse that decision should be seen as equally valid. And, those that would find that horrible are simply horrible people. They can go back to the Republicans.

[JDPriestly]

6. The answer to your question depends a lot on us.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

2. Wall street is under attack

Vote for Hillary and protect our controllers.

[Rex]

4. Wall Street will always have pathetic enablers called special interest groups

and lobbyists. There is a parasitic relationship there.

[tabasco]

7. I've become kind of pessimistic.

I think the USA will have to experience a great socio-economic disaster before the people wake up from their Faux Snooze / corporate media slumber.

[Rex]

8. I don't want it to be that way either, but agree it might have to happen that way.

Let us hope not, but does seem the only way change will occur.