Economic Growth of the Top, Decline of the Bottom

The take away message of this chart is that once upon a time all people in this country shared equally in the successes and failures of our economy.  Now we do not – the top percent is profiteering off of the rest of the nation.

This is why the 99% are angry!

Just a reminder:

“It was “Yes WE can”, not Yes He can. People often forget that Obama said this. It parallels JFK’s saying: Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” from Fred Voigtel

Chickens Being Stolen? Get Rid of the Watch Dogs!

Makes sense doesn’t it?  Sort of?  Ummm…no doesn’t at all.

Both chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees had suggested cutting the budget of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) enough to cut into the staff that goes out and investigates how the money is spent. It seems to be an odd situation where the Congress would cut its own agency that saves them money, but the clue is who is insisting on the cuts – the appropriators of the money. The cut GAO movement got started by House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Kentucky) who wants to cut 6.4 percent of the GAO budget, but the Senate Appropriations Chairman Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) has gone one step further and recommended an even bigger cut, 7.6 percent, than the Republican chair.

http://www.truth-out.org/waste-and-fraud-problems-cut-investigators-and-it-will-disappear/1317744533

So cutting the agency that investigates waste and fraud is going to make it all better?  Bizzaro World!  This is an office that saves us money yet they want to be rid of it.  I don’t get it.  Do you?  The only reason I can think of that would make this a good idea is if you wanted to make it easier still for some cronies to steal from our government.  Now THAT makes sense.