" [The ruling class] know who their enemies are, and their enemies are the people, the people at home and the people abroad. Their enemies are [...] anybody who wants to use the surplus value of society for social needs rather than for individual class greed, that's their enemy. " ~ Michael Parenti

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I agree 100%.

" That is what the founders intended. "

Or so they claim. Ben Franklin was most certainly playing a lot of teams, good, bad, and ugly.

It didn't work out like that. The War Of Northern Aggression is the largest example that proves there is no freedom or decentralization tolerated.

And now America is Israel's bitch to boot.

" I'm certain if this concept was implemented the people would be far healthier and we wouldn't have to payout huge social welfare programs that many people take advantage of. "

I'm certain the ruling class takes WAY more advantage of them than the poor.