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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Daily Kos: a few not-so-random thoughts & observations

Daily Kos: a few not-so-random thoughts & observations:


a few not-so-random thoughts & observations

partly inspired by watching Moyers & Co on rerun, partially as a result of some things at the end of the week.
Poverty has increased by around 30% since George W. Bush took office
The percentage of American people whose income is insufficient to sustain a decent livestyle continues to grow, at the same time we cut the social safety net, yet do not hold accountable those who ripped off the economies of the world to their own private benefit
We have our own share of activists willing to commit for a cause - the young people who put themselves and their families at risk to try to get the Dream Act -  and I would argue that their beginning to occupy offices of OFA may have been what pushed the President into his executive order on immigration
Young people are hungry for something bigger than themselves to which they can commit themselves.  That is