This is what floored me yesterday in Pres. Bidens speech.. [View all]

It literally hurt my soul. It is something we have been talking about at our house for a few years now.. How money is the ruling factor is so many decisions..

"That’s why my farewell address tonight, I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. And this is a dangerous — and that’s the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultrawealthy people, and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead. We see the consequences all across America. And we’ve seen it before.

More than a century ago, the American people stood up to the robber barons back then and busted the trusts. They didn’t punish the wealthy. They just made the wealthy play by the rules everybody else had. Workers want rights to earn their fair share. You know, they were dealt into the deal, and it helped put us on the path to building the largest middle class, the most prosperous century any nation the world has ever seen. We’ve got to do that again."

dalton99a has the full text up .. it might possibly be the most consequential speech from an outgoing President that I have ever heard..
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219907798