And I’m back after a brief hiatus due to family and work, which must take priority…
Occupy Wall Street (which is blockading West Coast ports) is missing the target. One of their big complaints is against banks and investment firms, yet they ignore the following outrage (from Lew Rockwell’s blog):
Goldman Sachs runs the Federal Government
And it’s not just Obama, Clinton and Bush had ex-Goldman employees in key posts. And lets not forget former Senator (and New Jersey Governor), Democrat John Corzine. And it’s not just Goldman, either, this is just the most egregious example. If Occupy Wall Street wants to stop the crony capitalism that is responsible for the banking mess, they need to start with the Executive Branch.
The bigger outrage? Top Democrats, such as Nancy Pelosi, support OWS, as does the White House. And yet, they hire exactly the people that OWS thinks are responsible for all our economic problems. I’d say throw them all out, but sadly, at this point, they would be replaced by Republicans who would do the same thing. Given the money and power involved, it’s hard to see how this symbiotic relationship of money-men and politicians can be stopped short of a revolution.
Limiting campaign donations won’t solve the problem, neither will eliminating the Federal Reserve. Our political ‘leaders’ are selling us into serfdom to enrich themselves and gain power. We are already toiling at least half the year to feed the greedy maw of government at all levels. The solution is a complete remaking of government to return to our founding principles of limited government. Until then, the politicians will suck us dry.
OWS is being used. They need to wake up and understand that the real enemy is not the banks, but the government. That’s where OWS should be protesting, not looking for support!
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