The Rich Don’t Trickle—They Drain

Long have people called the USA the land of opportunity. A constitutional republic. The home of capitalism.

But the minute we let Reagan sell us trickle-down economics, we were in real trouble.

At the time, the rich were taxed at up to 92%. And during that magic window—post-WWII through the late 1970s—people could support a family on one income. You could buy a house, own two cars, send your kids to college, maybe even take a vacation. Imagine flipping burgers or working at a hardware store and still paying the bills—and then some.

So what did they do?

They sold trickle-down economics to the generation that had it best.

Back when we had strong unions, real upward mobility, and affordable education.

And now?

Now we live in a time where renting requires a miracle and owning a home is fantasy. The new standard is struggle. Yet we’re trained to blame the person on food stamps, not the trillion-dollar wars that only benefit defense contractors. Not the banks that got bailed out. Not the corporations that failed upward. No one bailed you out when you missed a mortgage payment.

They lied to us. They always lie.

And we eat it up—then turn on each other instead of the people doing the robbing.

We’re being squeezed from every angle.

Are we close to bursting? Maybe.

But one thing’s clear: they know just how far they can push us.

And no heads have rolled into baskets.

Not yet.

I was thinking of what my Bible says—that the Most High puts leaders in place.

But I see no righteousness in the leaders of this land. I see only men who use the strong—military and police alike—not to protect the people, but to shield themselves from consequence.

We live under interest rates that would’ve been called usury by any historical standard, yet we let it happen.

It doesn’t matter who you vote for anymore. Every candidate is just the next lesser evil, the next rich liar who somehow leaves office with more than they started.

We are held hostage by the medical system.

Pray you don’t get sick or injured. They’ll take your home. Your life savings. Your hope.

And the billionaire who owns the hospital and the insurance company?

He doesn’t lose a wink of sleep.

The problem with billionaires isn’t just that they hoard wealth.

It’s that they take it out of circulation—bleeding the economy so they can feel like kings.

How much does one man need?

Meanwhile, we allow the mass farming of animals in grotesque conditions, just so the government can rake in tax revenue. The workers and butchers get paid scraps. But try raising your own meat, your own eggs, and selling the excess just to cover feed—and watch how fast the clipboard brigade shows up.

They want permits. They want inspections.

They want authority over your backyard and your barn.

They say it’s for public safety. But it sure feels like a warrantless search to me.

And the question remains:

When did we, as a free people, decide to surrender our wisdom and authority to men with clipboards—men backed by the full force of the state?

The Crime Is in the Scale

They tell us theft is wrong—but only when you do it.

Steal a basket of groceries to feed your kids? That’s a terrible crime.

You’ll be fingerprinted, booked, maybe even locked up.

And when you get out? You’ll wear that record like a brand. Good luck finding decent work.

But if you’re wearing a suit and stealing millions through wage theft, embezzlement, or corporate fraud?

You’ll pay a fine, if that. No jail time. No perp walk. Just a quick PR apology and a bigger bonus next quarter.

Wells Fargo opened millions of fake accounts in people’s names to juice their numbers.

How many went to prison?

None.

But there’s a man sitting in a Mississippi cell right now for stealing a $9 can of Spam.

Amazon workers piss in bottles to keep their jobs while Jeff Bezos builds yachts inside yachts.

One is barely scraping by, the other buys Congress.

And guess which one pays a higher percentage of their income in taxes?

They don’t call it theft when it’s legalized.

They call it capitalism.

This isn’t law and order.

This is a system where justice is measured not by what you did, but by how much you could afford to steal—and who you knew while you were doing it.

This is class warfare with a friendly face and a polished logo.

And we’ve let it happen. Every clipboard. Every bailout. Every lie.

Hope isn’t a plan, and voting isnt resistance.

Dont let the bastards grind you down!