"Is wealth too powerful in Canada? YES" (Great read - applies to the USA just as much)

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Is wealth too powerful in Canada? YES

By Armine Yalnizyan, Ottawa Citizen

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/op-ed/wealth+powerful+Canada/8363297/story.html

"SNIP............................

Monarchs knew it. So did military generals and religious leaders. Wealth is power. But with power comes responsibility. The more you have, the greater the responsibility. At least, so went the theory of moral sentiment until not so long ago.

Over the course of the past generation, the wealthy have become a lot more wealthy and a lot more powerful, in Canada as around the world.

The problem is not that the wealthy are too powerful. The problem is that, with rare exception, as their power has increased, it has not been matched by an increase in their sense of responsibility. On the contrary, the wealthy have been using their power for decades to reduce their responsibilities to anyone but themselves.

The litany, en bref: Taxes are too high. Governments are too big. There are too many rules. Workers feel way too entitled. And boy is it hard to get good help these days.

..........................SNIP"

[aquart]

1. Tax 'em or top 'em. Greedy creeps.

Give it up or guillotine.

Sometimes people need a little hint.