Tag Archives: “middle class”

Wage Slavery and the Student Loan Mafia

Posted on December 20, 2015 by toritto

“Student debt collectors have powers that would make a mobster envious”. Thus spake Elizabeth Warren and, if anything, she is understating the student loan crisis. We used to jail loan sharks. Now they run the likes of Wells Fargo. Student … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "middle class", bankruptcy, banks, banksters, co-maker parents, collection tactics, college costs, debt, default, Elizabeth Warren, for profits "colleges", investment in education, Lyndon Johnson, mafia tactics, one percenters, poverty, refinancing, social security checks, student loans, wage garnishment, wage slaves | 6 Comments

Does Labor Day Honor Labor Anymore?

Posted on August 20, 2015 by toritto

March 6, 1930 – thousands demonstrate for unemployment insurance in Union Square and nationwide – led by the communists. Did you think government just gave it to you? Wake up and smell the coffee. It’s Labor Day! End of Summer, … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged "honoring labor", "middle class", american dream, class, communists, Haymarket, history, labor day, lack of solidarity, March 6, politics, President Grover Cleveland, proletariat, Pullman Strike, shooting down strikers, solidarity, unemployment insurance, Union Square, unions, workers | 11 Comments

Loser Dems – Republican Lite

Posted on November 11, 2014 by toritto

A week has gone by since the Republican surge, sweeping the Dems out of the majority in the Senate and continuing their strangle hold on the House. Tsk tsk. It’s what happens in a two party system when the country … Continue reading →