Dear John,
The deficit. The deficit. The deficit. It’s all we hear about from Republicans and corporate media these days.
But have you ever noticed how the deficit is only a big problem when we try to pass legislation that would actually help working people, and isn’t ever mentioned when we pass a $768,000,000,000 defense budget, or tax cuts for the rich?
Funny how that works.
$1.9 trillion tax cut for the rich? No problem!
$8 trillion in military spending over the next decade? Sure thing!
Billions in subsidies to Big Oil, Big Pharma, and Big Banks every year? No question!
But when it comes to making critical investments in the working people of America, suddenly it’s time to worry about the deficit.
Thanks for watching, Robert Reich |