Written by Wayne Burrows   

I will always fail to understand how individuals don't see the obvious vast unequaledness (yes I made that up) and humongous disparity between the very rich and practically everyone else; Which has grotesquely manifested itself in this country over the past 30 years. It isn't like there is no clear and concise blueprint to what has taken place even though there are those who would have you believe otherwise. Now if there are those who blame the rich then by all means, there... is not where the blame should reside. As I already know this is a phrase that many of you have either said yourselves or have heard others say, "Facts Are Facts"... And no one can deny the history of statistics, graphs, studies, surveys and raw data. Reagonomics isn't, hasn't and will never be merely a BAD dream. (Even though there are many that wish that it was only just that)

It makes not one bit of difference how one contorts the real and actual figures: America, >via our Republican leaders in Congress, along w/a handful of Republican presidents< has turned the mechanics of becoming prosperous in this country against the working middle class and have made it harder for them to survive as the years are rudely shoving them aside while aggressively passing them by. It's NOT a secret that the tax laws are "rigged" to assist the upper echelon. It's NOT a secret that almost every single (legitimate) study shows the playing field has decisively quaked in favor of the most fortunate. The fact that some of them have actually perspired for the wealth they have attained is quite frankly, irrelevant.

The core issue here is, its not right nor fair to UNfairly pick on the backbone of this country and then socially and politically spit on them when the system... that was already "out to get them" unjustly kicks them to the curb when all they have done is obediently and acquiescently complied with the hardened TAINTED rules to which they have been dealt.

It's unsettling... to say at the very least, that while this nation was deeply inhaling the putrid Reagonomic stench that spewed from the way of Pennsylvania Ave., there was no sudden outcry from the financially elite whom saw their incomes almost double within one decade of time lapse, while at the exact same time, had to have noticed (or maybe not) that their economic underlings uncharacteristically began to go thru very unsettling financial turmoil. For none of our country's big money brothers and sisters to come out publicly and say "Something is wrong!" "This isn't right!" "We must turn back the clock to undo what has been done!" That just simply amazes me. Yes it does.

We now find ourselves on the verge of 2011. Recently dismissed and still smarting from our biggest financial collapse since 1929. We've witnessed everything from bank deregulation to union busting to picking fights on the wrong part of the planet to a record number of foreclosure frauds to heightening our national debt clear into the trillion dollar columns. We also have just witnessed a 10 year tax giveaway plan extended by (at least) 2 more years. Which does not make it a 10 year plan anymore. If my limited math skills serve me correct... That equals 12. Which brings me back to where I started.

There are those that say that the unemployed, some of whom used to earn six figure salaries, are shiftless, lazy and intentionally living off of the government's big ol' dime. There are those among us that would say that EVEN the very well educated who also falls into the category of "less fortunate"... OR "lazy" (whichever you prefer) RELISH the life they live in the world of unemployment. Even though there have been numerous studies to attest to the very relevant FACT that for every 1 job that exists in our wealthy United States, there are 5 applicants vying for that potential income stream. And to probe into the chapter of whether it's an income stream that would even come CLOSE to sustaining the downgraded lifestyle that much of our dismissed middle class must adapt to now, WELL... That's neither here nor there.

There are some that say that the rest of the greedy middle class whom (I guess) are not lazy, (but greedy) would be stealing from the rich if the wealthiest 2%ers would have been subjected to the reinstated pre-Bush tax break level of that astronomically high number that this Nation had to torturously endure under the excruciating eight years of President Bill Clinton... 39%!!!... 39%!!! The presidential period in which over 22 million jobs were created. The period in which the "bottom" 90% or so experienced a bit of real economic growth in their pay. The period in which there was an insane escalation of our nation's GDP. The period in which these great states transpired balancing the government's budget into an ACTUAL surplus. But if you were to allow a conservative to expound on those exact same topics... it was all smoke and mirrors.

I apologize, where was I?...

Apparently according to some, the middle class not only RELISHES working all of the overtime that they could get their greedy hands on (due to the fact that income adjusted for inflation has grotesquely regressed over our recent 30 years) but they ALSO happily embrace the realization that they will never be able to save enough to retire in a respectable manner.

We have those on the right of us to bellow, "It wouldn't be fair!!!" So please allow me to put forth this query. Fair?... Fair would be Uncle Sam slicing larger portions for the already pecuniarily fat who aren't concerned with their fiscal waistline; While monetarily starving the already financially dehydrated? Am I to understand that THAT IS categorized as FAIR?? Well HELL, what have I been thinking!!!

The majority of America follows the script in which they have been taught since young. They've gone to school, gotten the education, gotten the "good" job, performed their work satisfactorily; But some has subsequently gotten laid off because certain officials in Washington De-Ceit likes, allows and zealously incentivizes corporations to take their ball (and paychecks) to open up shop abroad.

Tuition, UP! Student loan interest, UP! Housing, UP! Public transportation, UP! Health Insurance, UP! Gasoline, UP! Work hours, UP! Chewing gum, UP! Middle America's paycheck, DOWN! CRYBABIES??? IF EVER the day comes that the wealthiest in this country has to deal with the possible repercussions of losing their savings, their home, their car, their family pets, their dignity, and having to live in a friend's basement from paying a little bit more in taxes... Then AND ONLY THEN can a genuine discourse that contains TRUE substance be had.

The way that most of this country sees it, the rich have been long time recipients of an underserved and unwarranted act of kindness by our government. So if there's anyone out there placing blame onto the wealthy for their own personal economic chaos, let's just chalk it up to a twisted version of "Shooting the Messenger".

To be blowing us out in the game is one thing, but to cry foul after >WE< have been pushed down, THAT'S ANOTHER.

The fact is, out of the almost 14 trillion dollar debt this country finds itself drowning in, the bulk of it had come into existence under Ronald, H.W. and W. respectively. And because of that, 98% of this country (and their families that follows, which includes mine) are going to have to pay for it one way or another. The largest majority MINORITY I have ever witnessed... next to the Senate of the 111th Congress!!!!!

If anyone dares tell me that I am brainwashed and utterly MAD to want this country to be "controlled" by the likes of a Clinton or an FDR vs the likes of a Reagan or a Bush... Given the (VERIFIED) facts and figures that's been presented to me ever since I have decided to get my feet wet in the muddled pool of current events,

I say... BRAINWASH ME!!!!