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THE PROGRESSIVE PROMISE
The web-site "Roll Call" has mounted a (very heavy) site that maintains the financial data regarding 50 of America's richest Congressmen and women. The site-page has a particular name, Wealth of Congress.
What's it worth? Well, one thing for sure: American voters seem to pride themselves in voting for "successful people". Perhaps they are "successful people wanabees"?
Anyway, my point is this. Any such person elected to Congress is going to want to protect "their best interests", not yours. Now, in fact, the poor far outnumber the rich in America. But they are not getting the representation in Congress they deserve. Perhaps they don't vote for the right-candidates? Perhaps they vote for the Right-wing candidates because the BoobTube says they "wash whiter than white"?
Whatever the reason, this is can be noted: We, the sheeple, are not getting the representation we deserve from the Democrat Party. (It's sheer stupidity to expect it from the Replicants and their Party of BigBucks.)
Which is why I keep insisting in this forum that the Left concentrates politically upon the progressive contingent in Congress. That group of people are found in the CPC (Congressional Progressive Caucus). They are all members of the HofR - Bernie was the only Senate member. (Which says a great deal about the Senate, doesn't it?)
In my last count, the CPC in the HofR is only 15% of all the Reps. Their political punch-weight is therefore not that strong. And if it isn't, then that's the fault of who? Look in the mirror!
If nothing else, do read the Progressive Promise. To my mind, it is the only viable means that the Thoughtful Left has in America to change the economic fundamentals by which the "American rich get richer, and the poor can go to hell. Simply, preferably without a whimper ..."
But, you tell me how wrong, wrong, wrong I am ...
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The web-site "Roll Call" has mounted a (very heavy) site that maintains the financial data regarding 50 of America's richest Congressmen and women. The site-page has a particular name, Wealth of Congress.
What's it worth? Well, one thing for sure: American voters seem to pride themselves in voting for "successful people". Perhaps they are "successful people wanabees"?
Anyway, my point is this. Any such person elected to Congress is going to want to protect "their best interests", not yours. Now, in fact, the poor far outnumber the rich in America. But they are not getting the representation in Congress they deserve. Perhaps they don't vote for the right-candidates? Perhaps they vote for the Right-wing candidates because the BoobTube says they "wash whiter than white"?
Whatever the reason, this is can be noted: We, the sheeple, are not getting the representation we deserve from the Democrat Party. (It's sheer stupidity to expect it from the Replicants and their Party of BigBucks.)
Which is why I keep insisting in this forum that the Left concentrates politically upon the progressive contingent in Congress. That group of people are found in the CPC (Congressional Progressive Caucus). They are all members of the HofR - Bernie was the only Senate member. (Which says a great deal about the Senate, doesn't it?)
In my last count, the CPC in the HofR is only 15% of all the Reps. Their political punch-weight is therefore not that strong. And if it isn't, then that's the fault of who? Look in the mirror!
If nothing else, do read the Progressive Promise. To my mind, it is the only viable means that the Thoughtful Left has in America to change the economic fundamentals by which the "American rich get richer, and the poor can go to hell. Simply, preferably without a whimper ..."
But, you tell me how wrong, wrong, wrong I am ...
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