2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton’s campaign made a move that shows how far ahead of her rivals she is [View all]CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)...are working like hell to change the system. They're part of a very tiny minority in the one percent.
The problem is that the vast majority of one percenters have immense power over the lower 99 precent and are engaging in activities that exploit, use and make life worse for the middle class.
Lower wages. Disappearing benefits. Greed beyond belief.
Most CEO's have completely lost their way--taking huge salaries while fighting a minimum wage.
To argue that the one percent isn't bad--because the Kennedys are part of that one percent--is to be completely oblivious about income disparity and about the the majority of one percenters who have intentionally exploited workers, stagnated middle-class wages, and destroyed the middle class.
I'm ashamed that any Democrat would make such a lame argument.