YES! Today's wealth gap is greatly hindering our youth’s success.
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YES! As Obama has said income inequality is "the defining challenge of our time."
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Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Hello All
Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
Please follow us across to hartmannreport.com - this will be the only place going forward to read Thom's blog posts and articles.
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Thom & Louise at a "private audience" with His Holiness Pope John Paul II at his summer palace, Castle Gandolfo, Italy
From Unequal Protection, 2nd Edition:
"Beneath the success and rise of American enterprise is an untold history that is antithetical to every value Americans hold dear. This is a seminal work, a godsend really, a clear message to every citizen about the need to reform our country, laws, and companies."
From Screwed:
"Once again, Thom Hartmann hits the bull’s eye with a much needed exposé of the so-called ‘free market.’ Anyone concerned about the future of our nation needs to read Screwed now."
From The Thom Hartmann Reader:
"With the ever-growing influence of corporate CEOs and their right-wing allies in all aspects of American life, Hartmann’s work is more relevant than ever. Throughout his career, Hartmann has spoken compellingly about the value of people-centered democracy and the challenges that millions of ordinary Americans face today as a result of a dogma dedicated to putting profit above all else. This collection is a rousing call for Americans to work together and put people first again."
Yes, and Obama is just a much to blame as the rest of the Democrats and the Republicans. The decline of unions and rise of the corporate oligarcy, of which both parties are owned, also share in the blame. Maybe it's the obvious result of exporting jobs or NAFTA, or unsecured borders and flooding of illegal immigrants which has reduced the availibility of many low wage and entry level jobs that some students or those just entering the workforce would take, and thus driving down wages as competition for these jobs increase; the depressing of wages or the increase in private debt (especially school debt). Perhaps it's the corruption of the political system to the point where "reform" is seen as a punchline in some bad joke.
What has been created is essentially a two tier economic system with little or no hope of much social movement with a declining quality of life, and a small and wealthy political class whose tenure is all but assured through district gerrymandering and Citizens United; an oligarcy in place of our democratic republic.