More Equal Citizens

Some citizens are more equal than others. This complaint is not really about wealth, at least not on my part. I do not begrudge a person his or her wealth. Hillary Clinton can charge as much as the market will bear. Sage though she may be, what she has to say is not a vital service or commodity like food, shelter, energy, or health care. It causes no harm at all if people and institutions book another speaker because they are not willing to pay what Hillary demands. If Hillary were a white, male, Republican, Republicans would be praising her business acumen. Furthermore, they would tell the complaining students at UNLV to blame the person who agreed to Hillary’s fee rather than blaming Hillary. Knowing Republicans, they would also call those students freeloaders for wanting the things they say the college could pay for were it not for Hillary’s exorbitant speaking fee.

When I say some people are more equal than others what I am complaining about is the concentration of wealth and power the oligopoly is achieving by taking unfair advantage of the rest of us, thereby making it increasingly difficult for the average person to obtain vital services and commodities such as food, shelter, energy, and a quality education for their children. The oligopoly’s averous and lust for power knows no bounds. It is not just the wealth and resources of this country that are being concentrated into fewer and fewer hands; it is also the political and legal power. The Supreme Injustices of our highest court are aiding and abetting this unconscionable grab for economic, political, and legal power, and are depriving us of our influence over our government and our right to seek legal remedies for damages that may be caused by corporations. Steven Rosenfeld @ AtlerNet.org presents some of the recent decisions that show just how willing this court is to destroy our legal protections from corporate neglegence and corporate missdeeds.  Click here!  This is scary!