Anyone with eyes open knows that the gangsterism of Wall Street -- financial
institutions generally -- has caused severe damage to the people of the
United States (and the world). And should also know that it has been doing
so increasingly for over 30 years, as their power in the economy has
radically increased, and with it their political power. That has set in
motion a vicious cycle that has concentrated immense wealth, and with it
political power, in a tiny sector of the population, a fraction of 1%, while
the rest increasingly become what is sometimes called "a precariat" --
seeking to survive in a precarious existence. They also carry out these
ugly activities with almost complete impunity -- not only too big to fail,
but also "too big to jail."
The courageous and honorable protests underway in Wall Street should serve to bring this calamity to public attention, and to lead to dedicated efforts to overcome it and set the society on a more healthy course.
Noam Chomsky
The courageous and honorable protests underway in Wall Street should serve to bring this calamity to public attention, and to lead to dedicated efforts to overcome it and set the society on a more healthy course.
Noam Chomsky
