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« on: September 27, 2007, 11:13:58 AM »
We have all seen in our capitalistic society, where 20% of the population controls 80% of the wealth, an unchecked and organized social class. This class represents us in Congress, influence the media and the entertainment world, direct our production and businesses, and portray themselves as our children's role models. These aspects upon first consideration appear unquestionably benign; nothing but an inspiration and a keystone to the foundation of our social structure. A complete consideration of their actions unveils their modus operandi; the motivating factor that drives capitalism – greed.
Time and time again we witness the insider trade deals of Enron. We become outraged by the political conspiring amongst businesses and interest groups ranging from covert funding of weapons trafficking, to business-specific subsidies, to non-competitive contracts of Haliburton and the like. The list continues and often without punishment nor public attention that’s in part to the media.
How does the populace subdue this internal corruption of our State when the very people who represent us in this indifferent two-party system control our laws – our property – our lives!? Consensus would say: we shall represent ourselves. How is that any effective in deterring the corruption when the corrupting deterrent we call avarice has dominated our government prior? It is simply not, but there is a solution in which we can still be represented. Such representation, however, cannot pander to our interests, since our interests are deeply imbedded in maintaining and improving our wealth. Our representation must embody our well-being, our State; an authoritative body independent from all interests except for the populace in general, independent from income, and must comprise flexibility in the event of a changing society.
Please feel free to express and criticize. For you are the Populace and the State.