[quote] Don't play into the dumbed-down narrative on either side of U.S. politics. The problem is not "rich people," its that the global economy is being stripped clean by a teeny, tiny fraction of financial institutions and billionaires because they can manipulate both the stock market and world governments. That is Sanders' platform: we have an environment where a wealthy person or firm can not only rig the market to accumulate tax-free wealth, but also manipulate policy to keep the cash flow constant. [/quote] 100% accurate Rich people aren't the problem. The problem is the extremely wealthy and powerful who choose to manipulate the system at the extreme expense of others. The news media doesn't do its job and address this issue because it obviously isn't in the interests of powerful people. The fact is that things like this have always occurred in human history but the masses are too oblivious/preoccupied to figure it out. I remember one or the very speeches John F Kennedy gave in regards to people operating behind the scenes and how it was a threat to democracy and a threat to the well being of citizens.