Posted on 11/13/2017 12:13:24 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
One of the major, untold stories of our time is the rapid movement toward global oligarchy, in which just a handful of billionaires now own and control a significant part of the world economy.
This massive level of wealth and income inequality, and the political power associated with that wealth, is an issue that cannot continue be ignored. We must fight back.
Thanks to the so-called Paradise Papers, a trove of millions of documents analyzed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its collaborating news outlets, we now have a better understanding of how the largest corporations and wealthiest people in the world avoid paying their taxes and hide ownership of assets. Needless to say, these billionaires are all strong supporters of our military, our veterans, our infrastructure, our schools and other government services. They would just prefer that you pay for those activities, not them.
The Paradise Papers make it clearer than ever that we need, in the United States and throughout the world, a tax system which is fair, progressive and transparent.
Now is the time, in the United States and internationally, for people to come together to take on the greed of the oligarchs. We can and must create a global economy that works for all, not just a handful of billionaires.
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Like a broken clock, he is right twice a day.
Bernie is a pretty Scary Nutcase.
We can do without Bernie.
The oligarchs are the ones driving the rush to Socialism because then their workers will be subsidized by the government.
But The Bern is generally correct. This is why I would have voted for him it had come down to a Bernie vs Yeb! election.
He’s either a liar, or he just doesn’t get it.
It is statism, top-down government and socialism that creates, and sustains, oligarchs.
Central planning picks winners and losers. Central planning spends money on cronies and skims for oneself.
Yes, the world, and the USA have plenty of Oligarchs. America’s biggest oligarchs live off our centrally-planned, fiat, printed monetary system and Federal Reserve. Yes, that too is socialism.
Tell you what, Bernie, let’s start by banning those who have been in professional politics for more than 30 years from running for election.
I remember reading about the congress being granted the power to control the world’s economy somewhere in the constitution. Let’s see. Now, where was that...
Yes, lets replace the corporate oligarchs with the progressive political oligarchs like crazy Bernie . . What could go wrong?
“Like a broken clock, he is right twice a day.”
He’s definitely right about the global oligarchy, but he’s absolutely wrong if he thinks adopting socialism will fix this. It most definitely won’t, and most certainly will make it worse. The only change will be who the members of the oligarchy will be.
“Yes, lets replace the corporate oligarchs with the progressive political oligarchs like crazy Bernie . . What could go wrong?”
You hit the nail on the head!
Sorry, Bern, you can't have world socialism without oligarchy. They're two sides of the same coin. Huey Chavez's daughter is worth $4 billion. Sold a lot of Girl Scout cookies, she did...
You couldn’t even end the DNC oligarchy, what makes you think you could end something with unlimited money that is organized better than the keystone cop routine that so befuddled you last year?
Yeah, Bernie is going to end the global oligarchy just the way he took Clinton down in the debates.
Pffft....
Maybe Bernie is looking to score another lake front home.
Looters fighting for the loot.
So why did you sell out to Oligarch Hillary (and very cheaply I might add), Bernie?
They are the same people.
“Yes, lets replace the corporate oligarchs with the progressive political oligarchs like crazy Bernie . . What could go wrong?”
See Venezuela. Or what’s left of it...
“This is why I would have voted for him it had come down to a Bernie vs Yeb! election.”
As would I have.
He was the second best “burn it all to the ground” candidate in the election.
But a very poor second.
This from a guy who has THREE HOUSES and a PORCHE..what’s the problem Bernie, ONE house and a nice Honda Civic isn’t good enough for ya
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