Carey Wedler: What She Said!
Depressingly true. But what are the solutions? We are not offered any.
I can't speak for Canada, but we have a party that doesn't take money from corporations or PAC's. The Green Party here works on grass roots donations and has a platform social friendly with a green alternative. But we can't get the majority of the population to support it that would be the most favorable to be aligned with it. Which would be those claiming to be democrats (roughly 26% of voters) and independents (roughly 48% of the voters). They are stuck in an illusion of managed perception that this party can't win. Even though we proved that theory wrong with Bernie Sanders, who ran on only grass roots donations. If these people were to unite behind the Green's as we did for Sanders we could rid the country of the 2 party establishment. If we were to just get even the presidential candidate in as a show of unity this party would grow throughout the country. My argument is that once you show main street business and the many millionaires we have that don't agree with our present politics, that they'll begin to fill the many spots open around the country to help spread the party. Main street business are one of the hardest hit on taxes and healthcare for their employees, outside of the upper middle class who also are hit hard on taxes. When they give out large tax cuts for the most wealthy, these 2 types of people and businesses see their taxes go up the most. But my theory is that they aren't going to stick their heads out there to be chopped off until they see a serious movement take off. The ignorance of the 2 party supporters are indeed the only problem holding our country at hostage! And they seem to be unable to pull themselves from the infighting long enough to figure that out.