You're correct. Our government cares nothing about the people, and doesn't mind throwing the fact in our faces on a daily basis. It doesn't take an MIT graduate, not does it take a Philadelphia lawyer to see it and feel it. Common sense tells us that what has happened to this once great nation, certainly didn't happen by accident, nor did it happen by chance. The American tragedy presently being felt on Main Street America was planned and engineered by the anti-America Washington Brotherhood, and by their supporters in big business Corporate America and the fat cats of Wall Street.

In reality, our government is all about climbing the political ladder at all cost, greed, egos, power, wealth, and selfish self-service. I would challenge anyone to prove that statement to be false and a lie. The daily headlines are filled with examples of government neglect, abuse of power, as well as dereliction of duty. The cold hard fact is that basically, what we have is "taxation without representation".

Poverty is an American shame, and especially one considering that it wasn't that long ago when America was the richest country on earth, and lauded as "the land of opportunity". But now, as we see evidence of the shame and tragedy of poverty on Main Street America daily, opportunities to be self-supporting and prosperous, have been taken away by our anti-America self-serving government. More of the Middle Class are falling into poverty than rising to wealth. We're seeing record numbers getting food stamps, living in shelters, standing in lines at food banks, living on the streets, homeless, hungry, and doing without proper health care. In the past two years, we've seen families living in tent cities, having their homes foreclosed on, filing bankrupcy, and begging for work.

As our economic situation continues to deteriorate, we're seeing food and energy cost soar, proper health care become unaffordable for most, the gap between wages and the real cost of living widen, and an increasing number of citizens dependent on government assistance programs.

Why are we seeing poverty become the "All American Tragedy"? Why are the numbers of poor growing? The reasons and root causes are obvious to anyone that has kept track of the progression over the past half century or so. Basically, we've been sold out by the very ones that we've entrusted with the well-being of this once great nation and her citizens. We've been gradually conned, scammed and cheated over several decades, and now find ourselves under the rule and authority of a government, which bascially answers to no one except itself, and considers itself an entity unto itself. Through anti-America legislation and policy, the government has basically created, engineered, condoned, approved of, and embedded poverty in almost every community across this once rich and powerful nation. The results combine to push us closer to third world status. We are a much dependent nation, deeply in debt, at war, and have few resources left to fight for our economic independence.

Through unjust, unfair, and one-sided foreign trade agreements and policies, our government has taken away our jobs, and by doing so, has taken away the opportunities for us to be self-supporting and prosperous. This is the root cause of growing poverty in America. Along with the injustices of foreign trade, the government has also allowed job out-sourcing to foreign labor markets to go unpenalized and unpunished. Our government also allows, condones, approves of, and encourages cheap foreign labor to take American jobs via illegal immigation into this country. In addition, anti-America H-1B visas, which allow American businesses to import labor, has placed many American workers in the unemployment lines, and thereby created more poverty and homelessness.

Poverty, growing poverty, in America, is a direct result of government actions and inactions, which deny Americans the opportunity to be self-supporting and prosperous. Remember, politicians don't just waltz into Washington and take a seat in Congress, nor do they waltz in and take a seat in the oval office. We, the American voting public, put them there via our votes. Also remember, John Q. Public doesn't vote on the floors of Congress, nor legislate and enact policy. Our decline, especially our economic decline, is a direct result of re-electing professional politicians to serve in Washington. We have way too many citizens afflicted with "Blind Patriotism", and they're quick to swallow hook, line and sinker, the smooth talking silver-tongued campaign rhetoric that's spewed from the mouths of professional politicians each election cycle.

As I've said, and have written about many times, the term "Global Economy" basically means "equalization to the lowest level", economically speaking. At present, we're on a fast train headed towards third world status, which basically greatly increases poverty and dependency. We're seeing many signs of it now. Our currency is losing value, we're forced to borrow money each and every day just to keep government running and to fund two senseless deadly costly wars, and we've become an import and energy dependent nation. America no longer produces what America uses and consumes.

Poverty has become an epidemic in America, and the cure seems decades away. Everyone can see the illness taking hold, but few are willing to address the root causes. Poverty is growing, but those with the power and authority to address and correct the problem, refuse to do so. The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, and the poverty train is still moving down the track, picking up speed by the minute.

We can end poverty by getting rid of "The Washington Brotherhood", and electing pro-America representatives to serve in government. Else, sit back and watch this nation hit the proverbial "rock bottom".