Most who have followed Filosofa’s Word for a year or more know that I have zero empathy or tolerance for millionaires or billionaires.  When there are people dying all around the globe because they lack food, potable water, shelter, and healthcare, there is no viable justification for a “chosen few” to sit atop billions of dollars that could feed, clothe and shelter the rest.  None.  Today, the U.S. has the highest level of wealth inequality  in the nation’s history.  WHY??? Tragically, the incoming administration plans to stretch that wealth gap even more, fawning over those who have lots of money while kicking the rest of us to the curb.  Thom Hartmann ponders some of the reasons the Republican Party worship wealth.  It is a bit lengthy, but well worth the time, I think.

Why Do Republicans Hate a Prosperous Middle Class?

The real reason GOP policies target wages, unions, and public education.  By Thom Hartman

(Nan has lost the ability to “reblog,” so you’ll have to find it on your own, or on Jill Dennison.)