tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10588797.post2875288484399029435..comments2023-06-24T11:08:45.596-05:00Comments on For the Love of God and Humankind: How Unequal Is Income Distribution in the U.S., Really?mattstephenskchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710700768667514897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10588797.post-29415472521060771242012-04-23T15:21:42.625-05:002012-04-23T15:21:42.625-05:00Hi Nick!
I believe we have the power to influence...Hi Nick!<br /><br />I believe we have the power to influence public discourse and to sway public opinion, if only we will address the facts and stop playing party politics. If we could educate the masses with truth (reality) and eliminate the entrenched ideological polarization, then we'd have the power to hold our elected officials accountable and to force candidates to articulate intelligent positions. Unfortunately, polarized rhetoric is where the big bucks are to be made. The news media will always be hellbent on exaggeration, spin, and playing on our fears and prejudices. Would that this not be so.mattstephenskchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710700768667514897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10588797.post-37476436148658588922012-04-23T13:41:17.618-05:002012-04-23T13:41:17.618-05:00I wish it were that simple Matt. I'm not sure...I wish it were that simple Matt. I'm not sure how government (left or right) has helped the lower class survive when you've not got one in two people in the U.S. in or at risk of falling into poverty according to the last census. We now have the highest rates of poverty since Johnson's War on Poverty almost 50 years ago only it is now actually harder than ever to get out of poverty. Our ability to "effect change" for others is also seriously impaired when both parties are controlled by the financial interests of the 1%. I'm not one for hyperbole but I really feel that our democracy is at a cross roads with these issues. Thanks for bringing up this topic. Much love bro!Nicknoreply@blogger.com