• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
  • WORLD DEMOCRACY
  • POLITICAL ART
  • more
    • election technology
    • money politics
    • political dissidents
    • THIRD PARTY
      • third party central
      • green party
      • justice party
      • libertarian party
    • voting methods
  • DC INFO
    • author central
    • about
    • advertise with DC
    • contact
    • privacy policy

Democracy Chronicles

Holding Them Accountable For Our Failed Democracy

by Jack Jones - March 22, 2022

FacebookTweetLinkedInPin

I think American corporations who have left the country to have items produced by cheaper labor overseas should be taxed by what they would have been taxed if said items were created here. It’s a myth that there is such a thing as a market driven economy, especially when every politician on Capitol Hill is taking money from somebody! American corporations have left a financial hole in our nation by their greed, it’s not just making money off labor but they are making out by not paying taxes and we as Americans are suffering because of it.

The greed of corporate America is obnoxious and is and has been threatening our existence. They are price gouging every American in every sector because everything has been privatized to our collective detriment and this has added to the total cost of goods and services from the cost of education to the cost of health care.

At the same time we pay for our crazy military budget, our subsidized oil industry and our inflated banking system that are living off our bailouts and special tax breaks! I remember General Electric’s famed longtime CEO Jack Welch, said in so many words that he would like to put his businesses on barges and park them in the harbors of the countries with the lowest tax base and move them around accordingly. These parasites who don’t add anything to humanity except for subpar merchandise at exorbitant prices only care about money and not me and you and that is the very reason why our country is in such bad shape. They control everything (including our politicians) and won’t invest in our country or our futures.

Corporate America have mas money the principal aim and we are paying the price! They are worshiping mammon with the evangelical churches blessing because the church and these mega churches are not paying taxes as well. We need to hold corporate America and the establishment responsible for our opioid epidemic and the mistreatment of the average prisoner in their for profit jails. Why have we let the worst among us with the absolute worst ideas run our country and steal our democracy from us? We need to confront these issues and especially these corporate pirates before it’s too late. These right wing talk show hosts are being supported and financially backed by corporate America to make us believe in their plan for maximum profit for the minority and the destruction of the lives of the majority.

We cannot go on like this and think for a moment that things will get better for the majority in any arena. I get it that many of these ideas are outside the common discourse of the average American. It is because even public television has been violated by the endowments of the oligarchs to the point that real programming has been watered down to a passive place of conformity and the intellectual movers and shakers like Norm Chomsky, and newcomers like Chris Hedges aren’t given a voice and the under-informed public are not given access to the answers to our present issues. And so, we just go along and complain that things are not getting better. And that is true! Unless we turn around and work for the common good, things will only get worse.

Taken together, it all leaves us few points of political protest while the oligarchs have figured out an escape plan, in their gated communities, yachts or island retreats! Until we decide to fight back in real and creative ways they will only keep on taking advantage and sink our country because that is who they are and what they do! We must start to protest and fight against the filthy rich in terms of tax increases and regulation until some semblance of fairness reaches the masses once more!

It’s true that I don’t think much of corporate America. It’s because they are to blame, are guilty of horrible offenses, and have made a mess of our lives and our country. They have leveled our political system and for personal gain without a thought on how it affects you and I. They just expect us to take it and carry on watching our lives as opportunities fall apart around us. They need a wake up call, divorcement letter served and a new lock on the door. We should not continue to go along with this rigged game anymore and we should let our opinions be known for the sake of the next generation! Let’s join together in solidarity for the cause of all!

FacebookTweetLinkedInPin

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption

About Jack Jones

Jack Jones writes for Democracy Chronicles from Chicago’s south suburbs where he grew up. He is a union electrician Local 134, certified minister from Berean University, AYSO board member and coach, basketball coach, Cub Scout leader, husband, father and social participant. Jack considers himself a gourmet junk food chef, political writer, musician and likes to contribute to the world around him. A former deacon and chaplain at Cook County Jail in Chicago, he feels that our out-of-control corporate, religious and political environment is to blame for many of the problems in the world today. Jack believes we need to get money out of politics and that the church should take care of people instead of trying to get hypocrites elected to public office.

Some highlighted Democracy Chronicles topics

Africa American Corruption American Local Elections American State Elections Asia Capitalism and Big Business Celebrity Politics China Democracy Charity Democracy Protests Democrats Dictatorships Education Election History Election Methods Election Security Election Transparency Europe Internet and Democracy Journalism and Free Speech Middle East Minority Voting Rights Money Politics New York City and State Elections Political Artwork Political Dissidents Political Lobbying Redistricting Republicans Russia Socialism and Labor Social Media and Democracy South America Spying and Privacy Supreme Court Third Party Voter Access Voter ID Voter Registration Voter Suppression Voter Turnout Voting Technology Women Voting Rights Worldwide Worldwide Corruption

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Phil L says

    March 22, 2022 at 9:37 pm

    Thanks Jack for sounding the alarm.The corporate wolves aren’t just at the door they are in the house.

    Reply
  2. Jack Jones says

    March 23, 2022 at 10:12 am

    You precisely said what my subconscious was trying to tell. Nice to hear from you Phil!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Home | DC AUTHORS | Holding Them Accountable For Our Failed Democracy

Primary Sidebar

Advertise button

Courts Off The Deep End, Again

By Andrew Straw February 1, 2023

Closing the courts, shutting down dissent, and violating the rights of whistleblowers. These are not the actions of an open, free society.

The Christian Evangelical Church

By Jack Jones January 22, 2023

I am not against Big Business having a voice, just not all the voices, and especially not an impersonator pretending to speak for God.

democracy chronicles newsletter

DC AUTHORS

No One In Monterey County Is Good Enough To Serve In Legislature

By Joe Mathews January 9, 2023

California’s “democratic reforms” have left a place as… [key] as Monterey County without any state representation from one of its own.

In America, the Joe-mocracy Rules

By Joe Mathews December 27, 2022

A republic? A democracy? No, our country is an avuncular autocracy run by old guys named joe.

Property Rights, Indiana-Style

By Andrew Straw December 24, 2022

Indiana’s justices have replaced constitutional property rights with ad hominem politics. Replacing them starts with better governors.

To The American Oligarchs: Lay Off Us

By Jack Jones December 21, 2022

No matter how many jobs are ruthlessly pulled out from under us, we are still going to do what it takes to put food on the table.

Indiana’s Irrational Ballot Access System

By Andrew Straw December 4, 2022

Opposing the potential 2024 retention of the Chief Justice Loretta Rush will be key to preventing disability discrimination bad blood in Indiana courts.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden’s Loan Forgiveness program

By Jack Jones November 24, 2022

What is unlawful is the Texas federal judge’s decision to strike down President Biden’s loan forgiveness program, not the program itself.

DeSantis Battles Trump in Florida Steel Cage Match

By Steve Schneider November 20, 2022

We take you now to the much-anticipated DeSantis-Trump steel cage match, in which “DeSanctimonious” has promised to “kick Trump’s ass.”

MORE FROM OUR AUTHORS

VISIT OUR POLITICAL ART SECTION:

dc political art

DEMOCRACY CULTURE

Russian Wagner Boss Acknowledges Comparison With Rasputin

Russian Wagner Boss Acknowledges Comparison With Rasputin

January 30, 2023

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin responded to comparisons [with]…Rasputin who treated the son of the last tsar for haemophilia.

ChatGPT Is Changing Education, AI Experts Say

ChatGPT Is Changing Education, AI Experts Say

January 30, 2023

Newly-launched AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT is changing the internet landscape. It presents several opportunities, including in education.

Girl Scouts Earn Democracy Badge At Workshop In Salina

Girl Scouts Earn Democracy Badge At Workshop In Salina

January 26, 2023

The workshop assisted Girl Scouts in grades K–10 in earning their Democracy Badge through learning activities on democracy.

Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories

Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories

January 26, 2023

Sharing personal experiences and pairing them with facts reduces political dehumanization and increases political tolerance.

FEC Hikes Contribution Limits Ahead Of 2024 Election Cycle

Study: 2020 Election Resulted In Increased Anxiety And Depression

January 7, 2023

A review of 2020 Household Pulse Survey data reveals that as an election nears, people in [America] report more depression and anxiety.

MORE CULTURE

VISIT OUR US DEMOCRACY SECTION:

American Democracy