You say you want a revolution??

It's true, the 1% makes a lot more than the averge working man. But, what's also true is that we have a massive welfare system that eats up a big portion of the national budget. If welfare is supposed to lift people out of poverty, and the amount of money our country spends on welfare has increased astronomically, then why is our country more economically divided than ever?

I think we get hung up on the 1% issue, without bothering to consider why so many people are stuck in the poverty cycle. It's not as if the 1% are pushing people into Poverty Valley off the cliff at the edge of "Richistan". People live their lives in that cycle. Welfare is a noble idea, but the way it's administered now is broken! Obviously everyone wants good opportunities for health care, access to food, and affordable housing, but carte blanche hand outs are bankrupting our government MUCH MORE than the lax tax policies allowing 400 people to run away with fat wads of cash (otherwise known as bling).

It's easy to point the blame at a few people who, admittedly, are doing wayyyy too well for the work their doing. It's much harder for us to accept the fact that the way we "protect" the poor has failed to empower them. The famous saying "teach a man to fish" is *extremely* relevant to the fiscal calamity our country is facing. Think about this: Poverty levels are at an all time high. Guess what else is at an all time high: Obesity. Anything else? Medical spending on obesity related illnesses. Anything else that might be relevant? Social Security payouts. Anything else? Penny slot gambling.


We're enabling a segment of our country to live off of government money, spend that money on unnecessary activities, and receive health care to help them recover from their poor habits. We're teaching people that effort isn't necessary, that the government has their back no matter what. We need to change this system. I don't think we should *end* it. I think we need to update it, based on 60+ years of firsthand knowledge regarding how the system has NOT worked. We need to teach people to fish: how to take care of themselves and their bodies, finances, children, neighborhoods.