I have been preaching this issue for 40+ years….few ever listened….that is until today and all of a sudden everyone sees it so damn clearly……sadly change seldom comes to America….instead we get weak kneed reform which is so easily cast off when necessary…..
Mr. President, Economic Injustice Will Not End Without Systemic Economic Change.
It seems that the more the term is used the more it is becoming the latest buzz term….a dog whistle for the Left…..the Left? I am so tired of that term! There is NO one in Washington that is on the Left. At best the ass clowns are solidly in the middle….with that said I will move on……
For the last couple of months the term “income inequality” has been batted around and used for talking points……..but is any of this going to do any good? Or is it just something to talk about until a bigger news story breaks?
Any way….the prez has jumped onto the subject……
President Obama raised this issue yesterday in a speech to a progressive audience so I think it’s a worthy topic for discussion. In the President’s view, income inequality and disparity are issues which only the government can “solve” by some sort of redistribution scheme. However, the President offered no specifics, he only encouraged congress to […]
As an old hippie commie pinko and about a hundred other adjective that people used in the past to describe me and people like me………I have been bitching about income inequality for decades…..usually to deaf ears until recently…….there seems to be a growing concern over something that has plagued American workers for years……but what if anything will be the answer to solving the problem? I have a plan but NO one will like it…….and then I will once again be bombarded with the insults on my political beliefs…..cool, huh?
There has been a serious lack of compromise or as we politicos like to call it, bi-partisanship…….only on a few, very few, occasions has there been anything resembling the tactic….especially in these days of douche bags confronting douche bags……but finally….as the current congressional session nears its end there has been a welcome respite from the dueling talking points and these people agreed on something…….but is it as good as it sounds?
(Newser) – The good news is that the House yesterday passed in bipartisan fashion a 10-year extension of a law that requires guns to include metal parts, writes Eleanor Clift at the Daily Beast. In theory, then, the measure makes it a lot tougher to smuggle weapons through the metal detectors of, say, an airport or courtroom. The bad news, though, is that the original law is antiquated and fails to take into account advances in 3D technology that make it possible to print an all-plastic gun. Yes, the law requires metal parts, but it has a loophole: It doesn’t require that those parts to be permanently attached to the gun.
“Someone could easily insert a small metal pin to align with the law, remove it as necessary to pass through security, and still have a fully functioning weapon to carry onto a plane,” writes Clift. The measure now moves to the Senate, where Chuck Schumer wants to close that loophole. But he’s up against time—the original law expires Monday—and the political logistics of gun-control politics. It seems most likely that the Senate only will be able to pass the House extension as-is. “It would be nice if laws could keep up with the times, but leaving well enough alone may well be the price of victory on guns for this Congress,” writes Clift. Click for her full column.
Regardless of where you may stand on the 2nd amendment thing…..there is NO room for an undetectable gun in our society…….how will all this end up? Who will piss the most on this bill? Your thoughts are appreciated.