Compare the Two

There are many ideas floating around as to why the populace is angry. Many claim it's because of a lack of jobs, some claim that it's "anti-establishment" fever, racism, selfishness the ideas go on forever. I submit the following as a good snapshot as to why the political mood in this country is changing -

An Illinois state trooper who killed two teenage sisters in a high-speed collision, driving 126 mph while sending e-mails and speaking to his girlfriend on his cell phone, has filed a workers' compensation claim for injuries he says he sustained in the fatal crash.

For two years after the accident, Mitchell was placed on paid leave, continuing to earn his $68,000 annual salary. Mitchell pleaded guilty last year as part of a deal with prosecutors and served 90 days probation, never seeing any jail time.

On the day of the accident, Mitchell was responding at triple-digit speeds to the scene of an incident at which troopers were already present. He was simultaneously e-mailing colleagues and on the phone with his girlfriend, when his car jumped the median and struck the car in which the girls were riding.

 Is there any doubt that if a "civilian" had done this heinous thing, they would have been behind bars immediately let alone sitting at home getting paid. And now it is probable that parents who lost their children to this "official" will be paying for his self-inflicted disability?

Now, look at the following -

Median household income is falling in the vast majority of U.S. states and in virtually every single major U.S. city. According to the Census Bureau's annual survey of income and poverty in the United States, of the 52 largest metro areas in the nation, only the city of San Antonio did not see a decline in median household income in 2009.

In some areas of the United States, the decline in household income during 2009 was absolutely jaw dropping....

*In Detroit, median household income declined 10% to $48,535.
*In Orlando, median household income dropped almost 10% to $46,856.
*In Cleveland, median household income fell 8.5% to $45,395.
*In Miami, median household income declined 8.2% to $45,946.
*In Indianapolis, median household income dropped 7.1% to $50,140.

Remember, these declines were just in one single year.

Washington, D.C. has the highest median household income of any major U.S. city. With a median household income of $85,198, the folks over in D.C. are doing quite well.

The Real Effect
Getting the picture? "Government" today has bares little resemblance to the government of the past. True, they still perform some of the same roles, however they have taken the mantle of the great societal equalizer, stripping vast amounts of wealth from the people and bestowing it on themselves. (After all, they deserve a 200% salary for being so benevolent.)

These individuals are engaged in wholesale capitol stripping now, as they pursue economic and political policies that stop individuals from doing just about anything (Without rendering most of the profits to the government of course) and enable the "authorities" to literally get away with murder.

I have had countless discussions with people about removing giant parasitic agencies from their tax bill and have been typically met with a 'How could we possibly survive without it!?!'. With the Depression roaring, it won't be long until we don't have a choice.