In the Week that Hillary Clinton, the tired voice of Democratic party establishment politics has announced her presidential candidacy and on the left some are scurrying to the same old same old rut positions, from refusing to have anything to do with the Democrats, the same old same old there no differences between either of the capitalist parties, to sitting on the sidelines and following the campaign ready to endorse Hillary and work for her for nothing in terms of any real policies, the woman who has consistently represented what Marxists and Communists have long called an anti-monopoly politics, sits in the wings and waits while progressive activists through the country seek to find a way for her to run for President. Today, on the issues, Elizabeth Warren as an anti-monopoly politician is not only qualitatively better than Hillary Clinton; she is better than Barack Obama on substantive policies was in 2008 and he was, compared to any Demoratic presidential candidate at the time since George McCGovern, very good.
Below I have posted a statement by Senator Warren which makes it clear why she is so much better than any potential Democratic candidate in 2016. In that regard, Warren Buffet, one of the world's richest men, said last month that Warren should stop "demonizing" Wall Street and the Banks and some interpreted that as a threat from finance capital that they would withdraw funding from Democratic Senate candidates if she didn't. Her answer which I am posting in quotes right below her speech was wonderful--an answer that Hillary Clinton would be very unlikely to give
Norman Markowitz
"Do you think if I used a sweeter tone when I talk to the banks, that if I said, very nicely, ‘we should have broken you into pieces,’ that everything would be fine? Do you think if I smiled more at banking committee hearings that Wall Street would put me on their Christmas Card list? Give me a break.”
Washington Works Great for Those With Money and Power
12 April 15
he rigged game in Washington does a lot more than just help the rich to get richer.
Tax breaks for billionaires mean there’s less money for educating our kids or rebuilding roads and bridges. Trade policies that benefit corporate CEOs make it easier to ship jobs overseas. Subsidies go to Big Oil, while small businesses pay full freight.
The list could go on and on but the point is the same: Washington works really well for those with money and power. For everyone else, not so much.
After two years in the Senate, I see more than ever how much government matters. Our Senate campaign was never just about me – it was about how we all work together to stand up, speak out, and give every kid a fighting chance to succeed.
Government matters. Kids tell me say they did everything they were supposed to do – worked hard and got a good education, but now they are worried that they will never dig out of their mountains of student loan debt.
Seniors stop me on the street. They tell me they worked really hard their whole lives, but now they are in constant fear of how they’ll make it if Congress cuts their Social Security checks.
Fast-food workers tell me they don’t have time to stop and say hello, let alone call or visit one of my offices. They’re too busy and too exhausted working two or three jobs trying to pay the rent and keep groceries on the table.
Student loans. Social Security. Minimum wage. Government matters. We the people need a government that works for the people. This isn’t about big government versus small government. This is about whether we’re going to have a government that works only for the rich and powerful, or a government that works for everyone.
That’s what I’m fighting for – and that’s what this team is fighting for – each and every day.
