The rise of a new class war

[Angel Heart]

Portland Civil Rights Examiner: The rise of a new class war

The rise of a new class war
April 24, 9:23 AM
Dianna Cotter

Wednesday April 22 saw a very interesting poll released by Rasmussen. This poll shows that 60% of Americans believe that the Government has too much power. 60% also say they believe that tax cuts help the economy. 51% have a favorable view on the Tax Day Tea Parties that were held last week. Clearly, more than half of Americans are at the very least concerned with what the government is doing, and how much power it has. This is now a civil rights issue, if only because more than half of Americans are not supportive of the governments’ plans. On April 21 Rasmussen released an article titled “Most Americans Say Bailouts Were Bad Idea, Political Class Disagrees” It is becoming apparent we have a new class in America. The Political class, as Rasmussen calls it, are those who believe that the Government should be and indeed must be in control of America. You can call this class by another name: The Statists; those who believe that the State knows best.

This is the complete opposite of what America was intended to be, and yet, it is the Statists who are having their way.

Rasmussen found 59% of people thought the financial bailout was a bad idea. 60% said the bailouts for Chrysler and General Motors were a bad idea. When Lehman Brothers collapsed in September of 2008, just 7% of Americans thought that taxpayer funds should go to bailing out a financial institution. Secretary Paulson in his appeal to voters would only raise that number to 28%, and yet, the Bailout passed. Rasmussen has also found that there is a very large difference between the main stream view and that of the political class. They break the differences between the two groups with three questions:


“-- Generally speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do you trust more - the American people or America’s political leaders?
-- Some people believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests. Has the federal government become a special interest group?
-- Do government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors? “

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[Iriemon]

It's about time. The government has been beholden to and benefitting the richest for too long.