The story of Richard Blanco, the poet currently speaking, is super-fascinating. Here it is, in his own words.
Andrew Sullivan: “Every single poll shows that the American public overwhelmingly supports higher taxes on the wealthy as part of a package to cut the deficit. The margins are staggering: the NYT poll shows a majority of 74 - 21; even Rasmussen shows a majority of 56 - 34. What the president proposed this morning is simply where the American people are at. If he keeps at it, if he turns his administration into a permanent campaign for structural fiscal reform, I don’t see how he loses the argument.”
That’s 3:1 support!! Three regular people for every one delusional corporatist hack.
#end_the_plutocracy
There are people on this thread actually defending the rich. How quaint. Because we all know that people who make millions of dollars a year earned that all by themselves through their own hard work and they have no obligation to society.
(via seriouslyamerica)
