Lest We Forget

The Conservative's narrative on economics and government policy relative to improving personal financial conditions for the population at large continue to be a cause for concern since they reflect an unwavering determination to continue promoting an agenda that is proven to be a failed strategy for equitable economic progress.  Their principle message is the belief that Adam Smith and his followers down to this day, i.e. Milton Friedman et al, got it right.  Namely, the "invisible hand" will work for the good of all.  Nothing could be further from the truth.   The reality of human nature is that when everyone works in their own self interest, the powerful gain and the weak lose.  This has been the story of history from the earliest of times.  The galley slaves of Rome pulled their master's oars in ships battle and trade on the Mediterranean, while the Patricians lounged in the warm baths of the city.   And so it has been down to this very day.  The only countervailing force to level the playing field is a government that actually does work for those at the bottom half of the economic ladder.  A progressive Democratic agenda does that.  It is critical that the upcoming election cycles provide a Democratic majority in Washington to correct the gross mismanagement that is the norm under current Republican total control of House, Senate, and White House.