"We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. The poor-house is vanishing from among us. We have not yet reached the goal, but, given a chance to go forward with the policies of the last eight years, we shall soon with the help of God be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation."
Herbert Hoover, Republican running for President of the USA in 1928. A year later, the stock market crashed and the Great Depression had begun.
And today?
David Sirota | Seeing Red, Feeling Blue in Purple Americahttp://www.truthout.org/article/seeing-red-feeling-blue-purple-americaDavid Sirota, YES! Magazine: "By all measures, those of us Americans not in the top 1 percent of income earners are under enormous economic pressure and most of us feel powerless to influence those who act in our name. Public attitudes toward Washington are reaching record levels ofanimosity. A Scripps Howard News Service poll in 2006 found a majority of Americans saying they 'personally are more angry' at the government than they used to be. And there’s a growing backlash against the hostile takeover of our government by Big Money interests. It’s the naturalreaction from a country that is watching its pocket get picked."_________________________________________________Dennis Kucinich's speech didn't get much attention:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVp9cWOcZ7g&eurl=http://www.alternet
