Great slogan but “we are the 99%” aims too low.
Why do Republicans advocate further tax cuts for the very rich even as they warn about deficits and demand drastic cuts in social insurance programs?
Well, aside from shouts of “class warfare!” whenever such questions are raised, the usual answer is that the super-elite are “job creators” — that is, that they make a special contribution to the economy.
It’s really the top 0.1%, not 1%, that have escaped with such a large slice of the pie.
And who are they? Let’s get one thing straight: They are not, on the whole, “job creators”.