Originally posted on 01/20/2016:

A few things to consider
1. The top 1 % now owns 40% of wealth , while those in the middle class are making less than they were decades ago, when incomes are adjusted for inflation. America is behind Europe in terms of income inequality. Income inequality goes hand in hand with inequality of opportunity , so that those born at the bottom are condemned to almost certainly remain there.
2. Virtually all senators and most representatives are from the top 1 % and know that if they serve the top 1 % they will be rewarded by the top 1 %
3 The chances of a poor or middle class citizen making it to the top in America are smaller than in many European countries and in all other advanced countries.
4. Almost a quarter of American children under age 5 live in poverty. Among developed countries , only Romania has a higher rate of child poverty. Those children have almost no chance of living the American dream.
5 We spend more on healthcare than any other country.
6. If tax rates on return capital were simply equal to the rates imposed on those who actually work for a living , we could realize an extra $2 Trillion dollars in ten years.
7.While economic forces cause gaps between rich and poor , public policy on taxation , the minimum wage , health care , and education are more responsible.
8 People who are well off and live apart from those of lesser means are divorced from economic problems faced by the shrinking middle class.
The above was originally written by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E Stiglitz. He knows that our country has been become morally wrong. It is obvious. The rich get richer. The rest of us (Working middle class) get less than ever. Only one canidate has addressed these issues. Bernie Sanders. Only the top 1% will be hurt by a Sanders Presidency. Don't worry. They will be just fine.