economicollapse | And of course the elite own most of our politicians as well. The following is a quote from journalist Lewis Lapham...
"The shaping of the will of Congress and the choosing of the American president has become a privilege reserved to the country’s equestrian classes, a.k.a. the 20% of the population that holds 93% of the wealth, the happy few who run the corporations and the banks, own and operate the news and entertainment media, compose the laws and govern the universities, control the philanthropic foundations, the policy institutes, the casinos, and the sports arenas."
Have you ever wondered why things never seem to change in Washington D.C. no matter who we vote for?
Well, it is because both parties are owned by the establishment.
It would be nice to think that the American people are in control of
who runs things in the U.S., but that is not how it works in the real
world.
In the real world, the politician that raises more money wins more than 80 percent of the time in national races.
Our politicians are not stupid - they are going to be very good to
the people that can give them the giant piles of money that they need
for their campaigns. And the people that can do that are the
ultra-wealthy and the giant corporations that the ultra-wealthy control.
Are you starting to get the picture?
There is a reason why the ultra-wealthy are referred to as "the
establishment". They have set up a system that greatly benefits them
and that allows them to pull the strings.
So who runs the world?
