Sunday, November 18, 2012

5 Ways Most Americans Are Blind to How Their Country Is Stacked for the Wealthy | Alternet

5 Ways Most Americans Are Blind to How Their Country Is Stacked for the Wealthy | Alternet
"Mitt Romney said he wasn't concerned about the very poor, because they have a safety net. This is typical of the widespread ignorance about inequality in our country. Struggling Americans want jobs, not handouts, and for the most part they've paid for their "safety net." The real problem is at the other end of the wealth gap. 
How many people know that out of 150 countries, we have the fourth-highest wealth disparity? Only Zimbabwe, Namibia and Switzerland are worse."