“Pathway to Prosperity” for the 1% requires the “pathway to Austerity” for the 99%
One Percent Rubs Affluence in Face of Wisconsin's Middle Class and Working Poor
This Monday, November 5th the doors will open at 7:30 for the Milwaukee Victory Rally with “Paul and the GOP” at Sterling Aviation on South Howell at Mitchell Field. The event will begin at 9:30. These are the folks who are the “job creators”, the ones whose “Pathway to Prosperity” for the 1% requires the “pathway to Austerity” for the 99%. It is unbelievable that they can say that they understand the middle class, much less the working poor. Especially the working poor whose sweat supports unjust and undeserved affluence of the 1%. John Menard is Wisconsin's example of this excess transfer of wealth although the Walton billionaires are continuing to grow rich with the help of Badgercare for their workers. But, that's another story.
Tonight's post is just to point out how out of touch the Wisconsin Republicans really are.
As a 99%er who is fortunate enough to be in the middle class, I checked with Delta Airlines to see what it would cost for my wife and me to fly to Minneapolis from Milwaukee in the morning and return the same evening. (after all, there is no chance of high speed rail between the two cities) We could fly coach for $157 each or a total of $314. It is expensive, but given gas costs it is achievable for many in the 99% if they budget in advance for the trip. What if we would want to fly first class, the way the 1% used to fly before the advent of Reagonomics and tax deductible corporate jets? Well, that would be $275 each and a total of $550. Expensive for most of the 99% but maybe the kind of trip that would be a nice anniversary or special occasion event.
http://uppitywis.org/blogarticle/how-out-touch-wisconsin-paul-ryan
This is just one of the perks/entitlements of those, with insider trading and special information
and special deals, move around.