"Anyone with eyes
open knows that the gangsterism of
Wall Street --
financial institutions generally -- has
caused severe damage to
the people of the United States
(and the world). And
should also know that it has been
doing so increasingly for
over 30 years, as their power
in the economy has
radically increased, and with it
their political power.
That has set in motion a vicious
cycle that has
concentrated immense wealth, and with it
political power, in a tiny
sector of the population, a
fraction of 1%, while the
rest increasingly become what
is sometimes called
"a precariat" -- seeking to survive
in a precarious existence.
They also carry out these
ugly activities with
almost complete impunity -- not
only too big to fail, but
also "too big to jail."
Noam Chomsky
'The courageous and
honorable protests underway in Wall
Street should
serve to bring this calamity to public
attention, and to lead to
dedicated efforts to overcome
it and set the society on
a more healthy course."
Professor Noam Chomsky
Toward Freedom
September 29, 2011
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