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Waging War on American Workers

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America, the New Rome

As constitutional freedoms and middle class prosperity erode, America is slowly dying. Like Rome, two empires share a remarkably common history. Both rose and prospered, then overextended, "rushed to the abyss," and couldn't turn back. America is on its edge. Its belligerence exceeds Rome's. Its excesses are unsustainable. Its middle class is dying, its democracy a mere figure of speech. 

Today, super-wealth rules a once great nation, malignant with corruption, delusional grandeur notions, and might ideologically triumphing over right. It's a self-destructive path harming working Americans most, especially the once vibrant middle class, targeted for destruction. Democracy depends on preserving it as a buffer against tyranny. Slowly, however, it's suffocating and dying, and with it the remnants of freedom.

A New Congress Highlights An Accelerated Ruinous Path

On January 3, the 112th Congress convened, its agenda accelerating America's ruin.

In 2011, federal and state governments plan major social services cuts and other ways to address deficit and budget problems through less social spending, layoffs, and other draconian measures. At the same time, America's aristocracy is flourishing, largely at the expense of exploited workers. Their assets flow upward to make super-rich society richer, facilitated by bipartisan political complicity and corruption.

Incoming House Republicans promise budget cuts of $100 billion, largely on the backs of working Americans who can least afford it. Given Obama's austerity pledge, bipartisan agreement may target entitlements, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, as well as education, transportation, and other discretionary areas to match 2008 levels. However, achieving it requires  20% cuts across the board from the $477 billion Congress allocated in FY 2010, ending September 30.

According to House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, "That's where you get the savings." On January 6, he also told Bloomberg News that potential state defaults won't be saved by bailouts, saying "We are not interested in a bailout." 

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