More On "Class Warfare"

I couldn't miss this Elizabeth Warren quote that's been making the rounds with my Facebook friends - I love her. She is plain-talking, smart and sensible and can communicate her ideas well. The whole "class warfare" BS the right is accusing Democrats of is ridiculous - they are the ones who are at war on those of us who make less than $250,000 a year, which, by the way, is about 98% of us!! They are at war not only on the middle class, but are taking away the support needed to simply survive for so many in the lowest echelon of our socioeconomic structure. They ARE Big Brother, using doublespeak to convince people to vote against their own best interests.

Anyway, here is Elizabeth Warren explaining the social contract, if you haven't seen this clip yet, it's worth watching:



Two articles below make some good points about her as a candidate (for senate in Massachusetts) - why aren't other Democrats as good as she is in communicating these ideas?
Class Warfare, Elizabeth Warren Style (Washington Post) and The Underlying Social Contract (Washington Monthly)

Here she is on Morning Joe (MSNBC) in a long interview - she says, "it's about economics, but it's also about values." Damn straight.

Lets be clear - I'm not talking about "socialism" but about supporting the functioning of this country and the people in it in a fair and healthy way. But another Facebook friend posted this fantastic quote from Steinbeck today, which is so perfect:

This is exactly what I was talking about in my last two posts (minus the socialism part)!! The middle class and poor are convinced to vote against their own best interests because they see themselves as "temporarily embarrassed millionaires."

Ending some tax breaks for the wealthy is NOT going to make them un-wealthy. But removing social services and supports for the lowest tiers of our society WILL send more people into poverty and despair. There needs to be a happy medium - a balance of policies that encourage business and entrepreneurs while at the same time not abandoning those who have little hope.

I think reminding people of the social contract of helping to "pay it forward to the next kid" is a good start.