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Thom's blog
America Doesn't Understand that Inequality Causes Crime
 If we want to get crime under control and restore social cohesion to our society, we must also tackle inequality - and that means taxing the morbidly rich. Monday I wrote to you about how Democrats must engage with the topic of crime; that same day the Washington Post documented how the GOP intends to use crime as their major wedge issue in this November's election. But the conversation does us a disservice if it's limited to crime and punishment: we must consider what is driving crime and the social breakdown of which it's a symptom. Most people think crime (particularly property crime) is caused by poverty, like the poor people portrayed in Les Misérables stealing food for their children. But Louis XVI's policies had both increased poverty in France while massively increasing his own wealth and that of his friends. Sure, the poor were poor, but during that time the rich got vastly richer. There was poverty, and even periodic famines, but (outside of stealing food) that wasn't what was driving crime and ultimately the revolution of 18th century France: it was inequality. Hold that thought. Because our entire popular understanding of the cause of much crime — enough to "tipping point" a society into crisis — is usually wrong.Read more at HartmannReport.com. -Thom |
Thursday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: America Doesn't Understand Crime
Article: " Crime" by Equality Trust.
UK Conservatives Double Down On Inequality
Article: " Preamble to the Constitution of the United States". " We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Article: " Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 8 (Powers of Congress). " The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;"
Meet the Former CIA Officer Running Against Stefanik- Matt Castelli, Former CIA Officer, focused on intelligence collection and counterterrorism operations, serving in Afghanistan and Iraq / former Director for Counterterrorism-National Security Council, Obama Administration / Candidate for Congress (D-NY, 21st District) running against Republican Elise Stefanik 
Yes - Trump Was More Insane Than Anyone Thought
'They seem stunned': Bloomberg publishes Navy records of Donald Trump's theatrical visit to Japan
Hour Three: Economic Indicators Say We're in a Recession - Are You Feeling It Where You Live?
GOP Is Continuing to Coverup Trump Criminality
Quote: "Voting is the Beating Heart of Democracy" - Thomas Paine.
Tweet: " 141,714 AZ voters in 80 days. A historic volunteer movement fueled by amazing humans fighting for quality public schools for every child, in every neighborhood! Today was a GREAT day for AZ kids! #StopVoucherExpansion" by Save Our Schools AZ. |
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Can CIA Officer Take Out Trump's Far Right Elise Stefanik? Featuring Matt Castelli
Is America's Police State Start Of New Witch Trials?
Are Big Changes Coming To Social Security & Medicare? Featuring Alex Lawson
Has PM Liz Truss Wrecked the UK Economy? Featuring Richard Wolff
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