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Here's a figment from October 2009In the struggle between Corporate America vs. We the People, which side are you on?There is a profound difference between giving a person a Hand up from a Hand out. Nobody has a problem giving a person a hand up there is however a problem giving them a hand out.
There is no war between corporate america and the people. It's a figment of the imagination of class envy types like yourself.
"Are you furious?
"If not, you should be.
"The giant financial institutions that make up Wall Street have been bailed out, thanks to trillions of dollars of our money, and are on track to hand out record-breaking multibillion-dollar bonuses while millions of regular folks are hurting.
"Even outside the gilded halls of Wall Street, there's no shortage of good cheer: many economists say the Great Recession has ended, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke keeps seeing 'green shoots' in the economy.
"But the only green shoots that many nonWall Street types have seen lately are the weeds sprouting in the parking lots of abandoned malls.
"Unemployment is marching toward 10%, and house foreclosures are still rising.
"If you're a day late with your credit-card payment or overdrawn by a few bucks on your ATM card, the bank (which your tax money helped bail out) is still sticking you with obscene fees and charges.
"Hence the question that so many of us are asking: Where's my bailout?
Outrage at Wall Street: After Bailout, Bonuses Rise - TIME
Why do you instinctively support the richest 1% of humanity?
Do you expect to join them one day?
Wall Street or Main Street...
Which side are you on?