Government seems blind to the real ailments of our society. Global labor arbitrage referred to as “free trade” has decimated the United States labor force. Adjusted for inflation, we make less than our parents did in the Sixties.

Combine that with the three unpaid wars for corporate profit (or one fake “War on Terror,” whichever Kool-Aid you prefer) and the Treasury IOU’s in Social Security, no amount of taxes or cuts will fix the situation.

We can’t compete with migrant laborers working for slave wages. Corporations expect to export another ten percent of their jobs over the next year. Nullify the trade agreements with those that exploit their people for money and power. Punish the global corporations that seek the cheapest labor and weakest environmental laws by not allowing them to sell their products into our market. Get our people back to work. Only when the drain is plugged will the tub begin to fill again.