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Slaves to the Government Class

capitalust Wrote: May 24, 2012 8:47 PM
The fun part about all this is those cushy retirement packages are all totally UNFUNDED! There is no money to pay them with, so they won't get them. Everyone thought that they would just be able to suck from the general fund to cover this. SURPRISE! The U.S. government is bankrupt. Total assets about $83 trillion, total liabilites about $119 trillion.

Over the past year, a lot of people have been talking about “the 1%” versus “the 99%.” But if you’re concerned about one class exploiting another for economic gain, that’s the wrong way to look at the problem.

See an EAGnews.org exclusive animation explaining the situation here.

The protesters are right about one thing: there are gross class inequities in America.

There is one class that works more hours per day, more days per year, for more years of their lives. They have less job security, they pay more for health coverage, and their retirements are not guaranteed. Their incomes...

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