Obama’s Budget Plan: A “Kinder, Gentler” Corporatocracy

[Donnachaidh]

http://newsjunkiepost.com/2011/04/13/obamas-budget-plan-a-kinder-gentler-corporatocracy/

American society seems to have degenerated to the point that it resembles a massive factory floor, or plantation, rather than a sovereign country of free individuals. The extent of democracy is now limited to choosing who gets to be the foreman. The real bosses are far beyond the reach of, and accountability to, the American people.

America’s two competing political factions only differ on how much they are willing to openly exploit the workers in order to cater to their corporate masters. Where conservatives strive to win favor by imposing cuts on the workers with a complimentary kick in the teeth, the democrats prefer to take those that suffer aside, hand them a cold drink, and slip them a five dollar bill from the widows and orphans fund. You’re still screwed in the end, one just feels a little better.

Washington is no longer in charge. The political institutions do not administrate according to the will and benefit of the people; nor do they act as responsible stewards of the peoples wealth of natural resources. Our political establishment simply supervises the population as a labor force to be taxed, and manages the natural and human resources for the benefit of the corporations and financial institutions. Americans, and the product of their labor, have become nothing more than collateral against the debt accrued by those that get bailed out by the workers hard earned tax dollars.

Where conservatives seek to blatantly disempower the workers by attacking their collective bargaining rights, so that they can drive down wages and the cost of human resources and production (health care, social security, unemployment insurance, etc), the Democrats try to placate the workers in order to keep them happily producing for the corporations. It’s like two different business plans; One settles for moderate profits for the sake of volume and long term corporate profit, and the other seeks maximum quarterly profits with little concern for long term viability.

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[ixion]

1. "The political institutions do not administrate according to the will and benefit of the people

Indeed. This is the crux of the problem.

[SHRED]

2. THIS:

"Where, in Obama’s speech, was there any discussion of the Banks and the Wall Street financial houses that crashed the economy and are making record profits while we struggle over how to pay their debt? Where was there any mention of how we are going to stop, and reverse, the home foreclosures of millions of Americans by the very same banks and financial houses that raped our economy? Where was the discussion of ending the wars that he recognized as being unfunded, and bring home those troops, as well as the thousands stationed at America’s Imperialist bases around the globe? Why is it that the only discussion that we are having is about how the workers of this country will pay for the grotesque profits of the wealthiest while trying to provide for their own basic needs?"

[mirrera]

3. Best Quote:

"Obama’s speech did nothing more than describe how the Democrats hoped to get the workers a couple more blankets, another chicken in the pot, and allow the elderly to stay on and live with their children rather than get sold off for glue."

[eridani]

4. Bragging about tax cuts was pretty sickening

In the last few months, both parties have come together to pass historic tax relief and spending cuts.

Oh for fuck's sake! Could you PLEASE STOP demonizing paying for public goods? If tax cuts are so fucking helpful, why have they resulted in a massive deline in the standard of living over the last decade? What political benefit are you anticipating here? That non-rich teabagging birther whackjobs are even going to notice that they got tax cuts? That public employees will come to appreciate your denigration of their work as something that everyone else needs to be "relieved" from?

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