The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States of America:
America is the richest nation in history, yet we now have the highest poverty rate in the industrialized world with an unprecedented number of Americans living in dire straits and over 50 million citizens already living in poverty.
The government has come up with clever ways to downplay all of these numbers, but we have over 50 million people who need to use food stamps to eat, and a stunning 50% of US children will use a food stamp to eat at some point in their childhood. Approximately 20,000 people are added to this total every day. In 2009, one out of five US households didn’t have enough money to buy food. In households with children, this number rose to 24%, as the hunger rate among US citizens has now reached an all time high.
We also currently have over 50 million US citizens without healthcare. 1.4 million Americans filed for bankruptcy in 2009, a 32% increase from 2008. As bankruptcies continue to skyrocket, medical bankruptcies are responsible for over 60% of them, and over 75% of the medical bankruptcies filed are from people who have healthcare insurance. We have the most expensive healthcare system in the world, we are forced to pay twice as much as other countries and the overall care we get in return ranks 37th in the world.
A comprehensive, energized and well composed rant by David Degraf.
- Casualties of Economic Terrorism, Surveying the Damage
- The Rise of the Economic Elite
- Exposing Our Enemy: Meet the Economic Elite
- The Financial Coup d’Etat
- Overcoming the Divide and Conquer Strategy
- How to Fight Back and Win: Common Ground Issues That Must Be Won