a furlough blow

fuck you, california, with your muscle bound governor. are there not enough rich people in california to solve this problem? a system of progressive taxation and redistribution of wealth would solve the problem in a second. if that were to occur on a national scale, we could all work less, both by choice and due to a new found abundance of wealth. the wealth exists, but it is not shared. to punish the working people for the crimes of an economic system that they are the victims of is yet another in a long list of crimes perpetrated on the common people by those in power. it may seem as nothing compared to bombed baghdad, but a crime it still is.

so, the state will ask its workers to take a 10% pay cut, but will it ask its utility companies, its supermarkets, its landlords and mortage lenders, to also take a 10% pay cut? if diego and frida are asked to lose money, shouldn't their landlord also be asked to lose money? is their realtor not also a "resident" of california? if people are forced to make less, it seems fair that others should be forced to charge them less.

california, you have let your citizens down. it is not the first time, and it surely will not be the last. and what of you, hollywood? will you now make sure to spend 10% less on your movie productions? will you pay your stars 10% less, and charge 10% less in the theatres? and what of you, arnold? will you and your rich wife turn to a life of middle class modesty? come on, orange county, there must be some money to spare. this is a crisis after all! perhaps neiman marcus can chip in by charging 10% less at their california stores.

the answers, as always, are the same; tax the rich so that they are no longer rich. redistribute and expropriate wealth. stop spending trillions on war. tax the corporations. redistribute and expropriate them, so that workers can run the workplace in a democratic manner. that's the answer.

i'm sorry pinko, that the power elite in california, and throughout all of america, doesn't know it.

today it is you, but tomorrow it may well be cyborg.

i use to have reservations, but now, i am convinced; we are all on the reservation now.

and i have never felt so furlough.