There’s a new study out predicting a ‘surge in homeless deaths’. That is unless these are policy changes. Call me cynical but what do politicians care about dead homeless people? Or regular voter for that matter?
They persuaded American voters to wage ‘war’ on terror, drugs and crime to justify funneling huge amounts of taxpayer funds (and future taxpayer funds) into corporate contractors and subcontractor supplied ‘war’ goods and services (with over-inflated, non-competitive contracts at that). Then they talked us into real conflict with the lie of Saddam Hussein’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’. They sweet talk the impressionable youth of this country into fighting a distant war against a nation whose oil fields are highly coveted by American corporations. And in this conflict, corporate contractors and subcontractor supplied ‘war’ goods and services through over-inflated, non-competitive contracts.
We now have major military and veterans related problems in sexual assaults, domestic violence, PTSD and other mental health issues, homelessness and health care and pension benefits. But politicians aren’t concerned about these issues; they answer to corporate contractors and subcontractors who’ve already got what they asked for.
Our ‘so called’ recovery is leaving many under if not unemployed but politicians aren’t concerned about these issues; they answer to corporations and Wall Street who’ve already got what they asked for and pocketed and stashed all the proceeds.
Our environment is falling prey to polluting corporations which spill oil all over the Gulf of Mexico and Prince William Sound. And chemical explosions in West, Texas and spills in West Virginia. And our food… E.coli contaminated chicken can’t be recalled and antibiotic resistant bacteria riddle our food supply due to unrestrained non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in our food supply. But politicians aren’t concerned about these issues; they answer to anti-regulation corporations who’ve already got what they asked for.
Our gun policy allows and arguably condones the shooting of unarmed innocents in all manner of locations and circumstances: schools, movie theaters, sidewalks… But politicians aren’t concerned about these issues; they answer to gun producing corporations who’ve already got what they asked for.
So yes, call me cynical. I don’t see any prospect of positive policy change in the near future.
