Tangible government

Here's a 6 1/2 minute video showing the current wealth inequality in America. It is much worse than most Americans think it is. It has a pretty good way of demonstrating the 1%.



Back in 2011 Jerry Brown, Governor of Calif, saw the state was going broke and enacted huge budget cuts. He was then able to lead a discussion about what gov't is all about. Citizens responded by resoundingly approving tax increases. David Sirota, writing in Salon, says the recent federal budget cuts offer Obama the same opportunity. The government soon won't be this abstract ideal that should be grown or shrunk at a politician's whim. It will become tangible -- long lines at airports, poorer local schools, perhaps food shortages due to absent inspectors, and lots of other inconveniences. Will Obama seize this opportunity?



Terrence Heath is keeping a list of the GOP members who are cheering for the just-enacted budget cuts. In case you want to know who to blame.