| The Hoax Of Equal Opportunity And Equitable Prosperity |
Television series like Father Knows Best and Leave It To Beaver, among others, slowly but surely etched apple pie concepts of America into the nation's psyche. Individually and collectively, Americans began to expect and demand world recognition as the flagship of prosperity and democratic freedom. National pride became the country's chief export.
To put it mildly, times have changed.
Escalating real estate prices and high rents have forced most families to require two incomes just to get by, and the concept of home ownership has been transformed from an expectation to little more than a pipe dream for this generation's youth, who have very little money left over after paying their rent.
With the advent of two working parents, the quality and nature of home life progressively deteriorated to the extent that few children now enjoy the luxury of growing up with only one set of parents. Broken homes and single parents on welfare have become part of the norm.
In the workplace, computers, improved communications, and automated
manufacturing techniques have dramatically increased efficiency
and productivity; but unless you count yourself among the richest
10%, your economic group has been relatively losing ground steadily
since the 50's despite all the technological breakthroughs. More
recently, across the board cuts in social programs have significantly
decreased the standard of living for the employed and unemployed
alike. Moreover, the widespread proliferation of street beggars,
soup kitchens, grocery handout centers, and flop houses for the
homeless bears witness to the fact that an American reality is
shaping up that can no longer be ignored.
Educational opportunities are not being equitably shared.
Health resources are not being equitably shared.
Access to justice is not being equitably shared
National resources are not being equitably shared.
In fact, the inequities increase with each passing decade.
The hallowed buildings of the nation's capitol, that once echoed with the visions of the original Founding Fathers, now bear witness to a continuous parade of high level government officials forced to resign for various abuses of public trust. The Founding Fathers would no doubt be horrified to learn the extent to which drugs, violence and organized crime have come to be an integral aspect of the American way of life. So much so, that the deterioration of life in America is epitomized by Washington DC itself. Not only has the nation's capital had to resort to imposing a night-time curfew on all Washingtonians under 18, its mayor is currently facing drug charges, and the city has also become the murder capital of America!! {B1}
Legislative and constitutional changes favoring the most wealthy are rapidly running the country into bankruptcy. In 1988 alone, 200 American banks, and 226 Savings and Loan thrift institutions (S&Ls) failed, and hundreds more are about to fail. The banking industry is on the verge of collapse. Losses involving the S&L thrift institutions alone could eventually cost the taxpayer up to 500 billion dollars. In addition, the major U.S. banks are being secretly bailed out from their defaulting 3rd World loans.
Continuing cuts in the standard of living for America's unborn loom ominously. As a result, Americans are now beginning to reluctantly acknowledge that the expectations of prosperity fueled by the American Dream are no longer probable. The optimism of the 50's has been replaced by widespread uncertainty concerning future economic well-being, and rightly so.
Clearly, America of the 80's is radically different from America
of the 50's, yet most Americans still cling to concepts of wealth
distribution, democracy, and freedom of the press that echo the
ideals the American Dream of the 50's even though many of the
concepts can no longer be substantiated by present-day social
realities. Socio-economic changes occurring behind the scenes
have drastically altered the nation's destiny. A covert social
order is in place and there is a 90% chance that you are one of
the chosen losers. Those who remain ignorant of what is happening
behind the scenes, will have to take it lying down. If you know
what is going on, you can fight back. Knowledge is power. Let's
begin by examining the hidden social order within America. The
facts will probably shock you.
Because the American media claims to be the freest in the world, few have reason to suspect that their mass media information is being very carefully controlled and colored. The shocking truth is that the American public is being purposely kept in the dark about many vital realities. For example are you aware that:
THE RICHEST 1 (ONE) PERCENT OF AMERICANS possess more wealth than
THE COMBINED WEALTH OF THE BOTTOM 90 (NINETY) PERCENT. {B2}
Despite how incorrect that statistic may first appear, there is definitely no error or misprint involved. Not only that, the full significance of the above statement is rather difficult to instantly appreciate, so we'll take a moment more to consider its implications.
Because the richest 1% prefer to associate almost exclusively with members of their own social and economic standing, few members of the bottom 90% of Americans have ever even met a millionaire let alone a billionaire.
Consequently if you belong to the bottom 90%, you can think of
the wealth of the richest 1% as :
more wealth than the combined assets of every American you have
ever met, plus all the assets of every American you would be likely
to meet on a trip that took you through every single city and
town in the nation!!
If you haven't been thinking of the rich and their wealth in quite that light, I suggest you begin to, because that information is only the tip of the iceberg of information being actively suppressed by the so-called freest media on the planet. Many references will be made throughout the book to the bottom 90%, so it is appropriate that we try to define the group a little more precisely.
Since the average person in the West considers himself or herself
a member of the middle class, logic as well as popular opinion
would suggest that half or more of the population fits into it.
Initially then, let's arbitrarily consider that American society
is comprised of 60% middle class, 20% lower class, and 20% upper
class. Because the combined middle and lower economic classes
only account for 80% of the population, the bottom 90% of society
must also include half of the so-called upper class as well!
This means that the bottom 90% is comprised of:
1) Every member of the middle class
2) Every member of the lower class
3) Half the members of the wealthy upper class
So now our original statistics can be interpreted to mean that:
1) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the MIDDLE class
COMBINED WITH
2) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the LOWER class
AND ADDED TO
3) ALL of the wealth of the bottom HALF of the UPPER class
If you are surprised or shocked, don't feel bad. The elite have
gone out of their way to ensure that you didn't know it. Nevertheless,
my initial choice of (20%, 60%, and 20%) to represent the upper,
middle, and lower class population percentages was arbitrary,
so if you think the arbitrary percentage breakdown of society
was at fault, I welcome you to run your own idea of the class
percentages through the preceding model. No matter what figures
you choose, the bottom 90% of society would still have to include
ALL of the lower class, plus ALL of the so called middle class,
plus a portion of the upper class. The staggering significance
of the wealth of the richest 1% will not alter. Go ahead and try
it.