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Octafish

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4. Well. For one thing, the tee vee never seems to bring it up.

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 09:45 PM

Mar 2013

Apart from Bill Moyers and his chums who are relegated to the occasional PBS special, that is.

The Concentration of Wealth and the Spread of Poverty

By Don Hazen, Executive Editor of Alternet
December 19, 2012

The great underreported story of 2012 is the accelerated spread of poverty and concentration of wealth in the United States. As Joe Stiglitz told AlterNet in an interview this year, the amount the richest 1 percent of Americans are earning has “almost tripled since 1980,” and “we’ve wiped out 20 years of increases and wealth for the middle American” according to the Federal Reserve.

But not so for our political class. The Center for Responsive Politics reports Congressional wealth has increased 11 percent between 2009 and 2011. Forty-seven percent of Congress members are millionaires; in the Senate the number is 67 percent.

CONTINUED w links n stuff...

http://billmoyers.com/groupthink/underreported-stories-of-2012/the-concentration-of-wealth-and-the-spread-of-poverty/

No matter. What is important: Yours is an excellent suggestion, LWolf.

We the People should go Howard Beale on them.

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Why doesn't President Obama ask America to call their Rep's and DEMAND taxes be raised on the RICH? [View all] Octafish Mar 2013 OP

Why isn't America doing so, LWolf Mar 2013 #1

Well. For one thing, the tee vee never seems to bring it up. Octafish Mar 2013 #4

I'll get that done before Monday. LWolf Mar 2013 #9

MSNBC hosts talk about wealth disparity often. bluestate10 Mar 2013 #13

Those are very unfair unsupported broad-brush accusations against 98% of the population Dragonfli Mar 2013 #27

Yeah, why not ...... oldhippie Mar 2013 #2

Really don't know. I do wish he really were a groovy socialist like Hugo C. Octafish Mar 2013 #7

Maybe because Obama believes in austerity DJ13 Mar 2013 #3

That is the logical conclusion. And to think we live in such a wealthy country. Octafish Mar 2013 #11

Excellent link! DJ13 Mar 2013 #12

... SammyWinstonJack Mar 2013 #26

His belief? How's his old neighborhood doing? The one in which he was a community organizer. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #29

If Obama really wanted to do progressive stuff, he'd do what Reagan always did when he wanted Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #5

That Pruneface "Red Ink Ronnie" got us into this fine mess. Octafish Mar 2013 #15

Why do we cling to the fantasy woo me with science Mar 2013 #6

I keep hoping things will change. Octafish Mar 2013 #19

Didn't you hear them begging him to stop attacking them? malaise Mar 2013 #8

I remember that movie DJ13 Mar 2013 #14

He chewed the fat with the GOP ''leadership'' over lobster. Octafish Mar 2013 #24

Because gerrymandering would make that a useless exercise. bluestate10 Mar 2013 #10

It's going exactly as planned... 4 t 4 Mar 2013 #23

Not sure about Pres. Obama, but I think in the minds of sane Americans, he should.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2013 #16

Rather than ignore the problem, Bernie Sanders took them on... Octafish Mar 2013 #31

Good for Bernie. He was elected as a Socialist Independent in VT. MLK wasn't a rich man.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2013 #33

Does property mean that much to you? Octafish Mar 2013 #35

That would just clutter up the message: limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #17

That really is some message. Octafish Mar 2013 #36

another pic of bush green for victory Mar 2013 #18

Three peas in a pod. forestpath Mar 2013 #21

The Fifth Pea stood apart. Octafish Mar 2013 #25

I don't think he wants taxes raised on the rich. He just uses that as a sop forestpath Mar 2013 #20

Perfectly balanced. Octafish Mar 2013 #34

My rep is a Rep MyshkinCommaPrince Mar 2013 #22

That IS sad -- on every count. Octafish Mar 2013 #38

Thank you! MyshkinCommaPrince Mar 2013 #47

So is this a rhetorical question? Here's a sample of my OFA emails encouraging me to call: freshwest Mar 2013 #28

Thank you for the heads-up, Freshwest. The issues you mention are most important causes. Octafish Mar 2013 #39

Thanks. And Obama is asking for support. My Inbox has been full since the election. The budget: freshwest Mar 2013 #46

Why haven't Americans done this on their own treestar Mar 2013 #30

You are correct, treestar. My point is that as leader of the nation, he has a 'Bully Pulpit'... Octafish Mar 2013 #40

How naive. theaocp Mar 2013 #41

How profound. Octafish Mar 2013 #45

K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #32

It's a regular Who's Who... Octafish Mar 2013 #37

Maybe he wants all of the Republican hostage-taking in a single pile. gulliver Mar 2013 #42

Why isn't DU asking people to call their reps and demand the CPC Back To Work budget is adopted? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #43

Why? 99Forever Mar 2013 #44