Why Our Government Isn't Listening: How Greed Is at the Root of US Suffering

This is an interesting article; but what is not mentioned is militarism and wars--- imperialism.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34791-why-our-government-isn-t-listening-how-greed-is-at-the-root-of-us-suffering

I don't understand how it is that in writing this type of article the impact of the Military-Industrial Complex can be missed and omitted. But, then again, Eliza Webb benefits handsomely from foundation funding and is a big Bernie Sanders booster so it is not surprising the most important truth is being omitted when it comes to a discussion about Wall Street's greedy drive for maximum profits. The article presents many important facts about the relationship between greed and poverty but then very dishonestly omits the number one problem when it comes to our government and capitalism.

As former liberal populist Texas Congressman Wright Patman and the progressive George McGovern and even Lyndon B. Johnson came to understand with his support for George McGovern, no country on earth can eradicate poverty while squandering as much money on militarism and wars as the United States does and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. drove home this point without letup...

I wonder why the socialist Bernie Sanders and these foundation-funded writers like Eliza Webb supporting him are so meticulous in evading this most important point? What is it they are afraid to lose? What is it they stand to gain? A nice hefty pay-check for fudging and hiding the truth is Eliza Webb's reward; the loss of a nice big pay-check would be Eliza Webb's penalty for telling the truth about the real cost we pay for militarism and wars.

Let us be completely honest here; no politician or journalist can be considered honest when they work so hard to evade this truth about how the greed-driven Wall Street merchants of death and destruction constituting the Military-Industrial Complex are responsible for making us all poor.

There is no way one can miss this problem unless one is dishonestly trying to draw our attention away from this real truth... again, nothing less than a combined anti-monopoly/anti-imperialist strategy and struggle challenging Wall Street for political and economic power is called for... we have a responsibility to our children and grandchildren and all the peoples of the world to wage a united, militant:struggle for beating swords into plowshares... a struggle in the streets and at the ballot box.

What we really need, and no candidates or the foundation-funded writers are talking about, is a "21st Century Full Employment Act for Peace and Prosperity."

Full employment through creating a National Public Health Care System, a National Public Child Care System, revive the WPA and CCC.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is more oppressive than these dirty imperialist wars.

Read the article and see if you agree with me:

Why Our Government Isn't Listening: How Greed Is at the Root of US Suffering

Why doesn't the government of a country as wealthy as the US provide for its people? Oppression is a profitable business.

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By Eliza A. Webb

Here we go with "hope" and "change;" AGAIN...

Ever heard of talk about "change" before?

Ever heard of a guy named "Obama" and the "Progressives for Obama" who backed him?

Ironically, Both Hillary and Bernie have the same Obama hacks organizing their campaigns who worked on Obama's campaigns of "hope" and "change" and "give him four more years" to accomplish what he promised.

Mark Rudd: "Obama had to go along with Wall Street in his first term in order to deliver what he promised us in his second term."

Does anyone still believe this bullshit?

Of course they do... they are now working on Bernie's campaign as preparation to supporting Wall Street's darling, Hillary Clinton; who, while a member of Wall Street's board--- whoops, I mean Wal-mart's board, approved the policy of firing pregnant women "because they couldn't do their job efficiently--- too many rest breaks and bathroom breaks required.

Haven't we had enough of this crap already without listening to this nonsense about "progressives taking control of the Democratic Party?"

Oh, yes; and don't forget we must vote for Hillary Clinton because we must fear this fascist Donald Trump.

The Clintons are very shrewd... they are working us with two candidates they tossed into the three ring circus... there is one show going on in the circle on the left; another show going on in the ring on the right and there stands Hillary with her phony smile laughing as the main act.

Are you willing to pay the price of admission for this three ring circus?