The Meek Are Supposed To Inherit The World, Aren't They?

If you are a white male who was born in America  and living the life of an affluent  member of society making more than $100,000 per year, you are probably a charmed Republican. You probably  have a membership in a golf course and eat in the swankiest dining establishments. And, you undoubtedly live in the preferred sections of town.  You would prefer that we don't take in any more immigrants from those poop-hole countries and you would likely try to ostracize the ones who are already here. You were not too keen on letting women worm their way into politics, either.  And people of color or a different religion than yours was strictly taboo in politics, as well.

In short, friend, you are looking at a Neanderthal when you look in the mirror.  They weren't too keen on those homo erectus critters moving in on their territory with all of their strange differences, either.  

If you are not living the charmed lifestyle outlined above, you still have no reason to feel down-and-out, pilgrim, because you are in good company.  You are one of the Ninety-One percenters in America!  Only nine percent of Americans have an income of $100,000 or more annually. Their power, however, is unimaginable! 

Pew Research gives us the following breakdowns from 2018

        Total Registered Voters    153.1 million

        Men                                    71.7 million

        Women                               81.4 million

            Independent                        34%

            Democrats                          49%

            Republicans                       44%

           White Voters                          67%

           Age 50+                                 52%

           Christians                             64%*

            (*Down from 79% in 2008)

Personal Income in America...

"The aggregate income measured the combined income earned by all persons in a particular group. In 2018, the total personal income earned in the United States was $17.6 trillion.  In 2008, all households in the United States earned roughly $12,442.2 billion.  One half, 49.98% of all income in the US was earned by households with an income over $100,000, the top twenty percent.  Over one quarter, 28.5%, of all income was earned by the top 8%, those households earning more than $150,000 a year." Pew Research 

It all boils down to the horrible way our nation has allowed a huge chasm to develop between the haves and have-nots.  We have a handful of our richest and most powerful citizens calling the shots for the rest of us.  A mere handful of people in America own more than 50% of the total wealth.  That would not normally be a problem, until we allow them to buy politicians, let them start rewriting our laws to suit themselves, and then watch them turn our democracy into an autocracy or authoritarian rule.  The rich, when left to their own devices, will always find a way to rule over the rest of the people.

We, the greatest democracy in the world, will not survive this catastrophe.  Greed begets money, money begets more greed, and more greed begets more money, and more money begets power, and power begets total power!

The Ninety-One Percenters need to decide it isn't in the best interest of the country to let the Nine Percent ruin their democracy!