Instead they behave no different than the Republicans giving subsidies and tax breaks to the well connected, enacting more legislation and regulations against those who can't fight, and reducing regulation against the rich and powerful that fuel their reelection campaigns.
Obama is a Goldman-Sachs shill. You know it and it must make you very angry and frustrated to see that even when the most perfect, the most liberal, the most compassionate candidate (from your perspective) finally becomes president, even he becomes a pawn of the crony capitalists.
Even Noam Chomsky has disowned the Campaigner-In-Chief. You should to. Free yourself from his spell.
I don’t know how things are on the west side of NJ, but on my frequent trips from Maryland to NY City 30 and 40 years ago, I can remember the thick stench of the Jersey Meadows and Secaucus. Haven’t noticed it that much in recent years.