Rules

This country is run on a long-term pro-corporate plan, and every four years, we elect a new set of drapes.

Frankly, we probably get all that we really deserve back for our votes. Half of the eligible citizens never register or vote regularly, and of the half that do vote, most of them take all their cues from the dominant media.

Let's face it- we became a spoiled nation. We developed a prosperous middle class very quickly in our history, and we became passive, sloppy and lazy about minding the store. We were not conscious about what an appetizing target we were for a takeover by organized financial power, and because we were not vigilant, we were taken down without much of a fight. Now we have regularly scheduled designed crashes by the financial manipulators and we walk around with these dazed expressions, asking 'What happened?"

Well, guess what, America- these are the new rules. While we were sleeping, the rules were changed. Not only are the 1950's not coming back, but the 1980's are not coming back and not even the 2000's are coming back. Here's what I would say to Americans looking ahead to the economy over next 20 years: expect unprecedented events.