I hope you realize from the ongoing discussion that the 5% is not “the rich”, rather, we are pawns in a tug of war fought between two groups owing their patronage to people that do not work (be it the entitlement underclass or the entitlement 1%). btw, the non-workers ultimately have more voice because, guess what, they have time to kill! (interesting how the mediapiece of the 1%, WSJ, wanted you to think you are “the rich” by graphing you in with them.)
both groups want you to think you are “the rich” because it ultimately help their own cause. the 1% hide behind our struggles as proof that taxes are still too high for them. meanwhile, the entitlement underclass continue to look to us for handouts because obviously they’re not going to get it from “the rich.”
ultimately the strategy may simply to split the ticket once again. for me, the thought that an entrenched lifetime member of the oligarchy now as the president? I’m going to have to go with the lesser evil. as for the congress, keep the GOP in so the paralysis can continue. what a hard pill to swallow.
