Rich-poor disparity worries Americans

People should be damned worried.

What is happening with economic disparity in this country is a recipe for some kind of revolution that none of us are going to find fun in the least. This isn't going to be one of those "Fernando" revolutions where everyone is fighting for some grand principle or the other.

Of course, no one is going on CNN to declare that a revolution is under way. That isn't how it will begin. As a matter of fact, it may already be underway. Check out you local police blotter. You may find it telling and it is a part of the public record.

What to look for:

Armed Robbery and crimes related to stealing things of value. (Keep in mind that there have already been so many gallons of gasoline stolen by ordinary Americans, that it is difficult to find a station that does not require pre-payment, and not just after dark. All the damn time, unless you pay with plastic.)

Crimes related to distress: Domestic violence, DUIs or Public intoxication

First offenders? How many are?

Crimes like murder may actually drop, unless the killing is related to theft or money in some way.

There probably won't be much of what I call "goofy violence" among the adult poputaion, but may increase amongst juveniles, at least for awhile.

These folks are not revolutionaries, in any sense of the word, but they and their actions are a warning of things to come, if drastic changes are not made and made fast.

The sense of outrage in this country, right now, is far worse than it ever was in the1960s, or even the 1860s, for that matter.

We live in perilous times, make no mistake about it.


Rich-poor disparity worries Americans Chicago Tribune:

Americans overwhelmingly say the growing gap between rich and poor has become a serious national concern, a sentiment that may bolster Democrats' plans to narrow the income divide when they take control of Congress.

Almost three-quarters of Americans believe inequality is a major issue, versus 24 percent who don't think so, according to a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll. Most of the concern is among Democrats and independent voters, though a majority of Republicans--55 percent--also called the situation serious.

'Income inequality is widening quite rapidly,' said Alice Rivlin, a former vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve who's now a public policy professor at Georgetown University in Washington. 'It does matter to people that there are such unequal chances to get ahead.'