This has become the titanic struggle of our epoch. America’s Oligarchy controls our economic system, and increasingly our country’s political system. The disturbing reality of the 21st century is the Oligarchy has entrenched itself in our government to the point where no problem facing our nation can be addressed without making sure that the Oligarchy’s narrow interests aren’t harmed significantly in the process.
So we get health care reform that boost the insurance industry’s profits and doesn’t even attempt to rein in Big Pharma’s greed, instead of reducing our health care costs and insuring access to all.
So we get a DOJ uninterested in enforcing the law on Wall Street, as the Big Banks just get bigger menacing the larger economy.
So we get international trade agreements elevating oligarchical investors’ interests above the nation’s interests as a whole.
So we get inaction on Climate Change as the fossil fuel titans largely own one of our political parties who then are able to stymie any meaningful harm reduction on a planetary scale.
Only Bernie Sanders would seriously challenge the Oligarchy's self-serving grip on our Political System.
Only Bernie Sanders would seriously challenge the Oligarchy's self-serving grip on our winners get preferential treatment tax structure.