Amid all of the political pandering to "the middle class", with "middle class tax cuts" and a "Commission on the Middle Class" led by the Vice President, and the whirlwind of rhetoric abuot "helping the middle class" from both parties in Washington, something seems to have gotten lost. Something seems missing, somehow, as if its fallen through the cracks.
The Rich? Every hour the news channels treat us to new stories about The [suddenly less] Rich, and how they're faring, and where they screwed up, and what new oversight, taxes, and regulation they may/should/will be subject to in the future. The Rich are still very much in view.
So, who have we forgotten then? Oh yes, The Poor! Nobody is actually poor anymore, are they? ...at least, no one worth bothering about. Amid the Trillion Dollars of relief for bankers, automakers, homeowners, small business, and everyone else with their hands out, let us consider a modest new approach to helping the least among us...