I enjoyed Whac-A-Mole in the arcade as a child, but I have been playing the political version of this game for 50 years. Oh, sure we take some steps, inching ever so slowly toward true liberty and equal rights, only to have most of our gains taken back or nullified.
I have wondered deeply about this especially since the first coming of the Great Orange Julius. Here is what I figured out.
All those tax breaks for the rich over the years did not trickle down to us. Instead, they rigged the political game to always be in their favor so short-term profits would continue. Part of the rigging was to make sure they were invisible in the process. Now we play political Whac-A-Mole by their rules. This game is rigged so we cannot possibly win.
If we continue to play this game and cannot win, we have two choices:
A: Give up. Live out our lives as Planet Earth burns to the ground killing every living thing on it… or
B: Fix all our problems at their source.
What do you choose? I choose option B. Fix the problems at their source.
The source
The ultra rich have become parasites chasing endless riches by feeding on us. They have spent and do spend enormous amounts of money in the pursuit of more. They buy politicians to get legislation that makes their every move legal and to get subsidies paid by our tax money (Elon Musk receives $13B in subsidies every year). They employ expensive legal teams to fight any changes in court until they win or bankrupt the other side (us). They retain the very best PR firms to make them look like the good guys and those opposing them look like villains. They retain the best accounting firms to make sure they continue to pay little or no taxes in support of the public good.
Listen to me carefully! Every significant problem in the world has the same exact cause at its root: The Parasitic Rich
All rich people are not parasites. Some are responsible citizens who pay their employees well, treat them like human beings and live honest lives. The Parasitic Rich, on the other hand, are the kind of people who raise the price of Insulin from $15/dose to $250/dose just because they can.
If you doubt this, challenge me. Name one single major problem we are dealing with not caused by them and I will show you the connection…
How do we fight for what we want?
Do you want to solve this problem? Then instead of continuing to whack and miss, whack and miss, it is time for one WHACK! at the Parasitic Rich and hit them so hard it breaks cycle and sets us free.
What will work is actually very simple (I did not say easy): Cut off the flow of money to The Parasitic Rich!
Are you in?
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We can win this fight. We must win this fight. All our lives depend on it.
Let’s whack them so hard they never forget. Follow the QR code.
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