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Submitted by sinfulmischief on December 8, 2005
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Alexander Hamilton once wrote "After an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new constitution for the United States of America." This trumpeting sentiment was the first sentence in succession of simple essays that changed the face of America. This collection was created by a group of unordinary unsatisfied citizens whose raw determination and desire for a better existence persisted beyond their surrounding tyrannical landscape and carved the path of diplomacy which has lead us to where we stand today. Thankfully, Hamilton and his cohorts have long since deceased and have been mercifully spared from the sad state of affairs to which we now belong. So where are today's unordinary unsatisfied citizens willing to stand up and fight for a belief in a better America and what will be our call to arms?
Well sound the trumpets. The federal governments continuing disregard for the overwhelming majority of its citizens is becoming more apparent each day. The incessant suffering of the working class and the abysmal excuse for an educational system is not only ignored but antagonized with rudimentary policies and make-shift solutions. The outlandishly uneven distribution of wealth in this country as well as the incessant pattern of social stratification is not only a serious cause for concern but entirely antithetical to the very American dream that we are so intent on sustaining. A sustenance that was historically developed by the manipulation of poverty and that which continues to be carried on the backs of the "subordinate" class today; held together by the ever prevalent structured inequality.
This socially supported inequality has been a plague on this nation and has run rampant for far too long. The top 20% of the population have complete control over nearly half of the wealth of the entire country. Compare that with the bottom 20% which have sliding...
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