Supercommittee Dem and Repubs to safety net: Drop Dead?

I assume you are being sarcastic.

Why would you be shocked that someone would vote against their self interests?

Haven't there always been ruling groups in every society?

This is why I wish to live in a benevolent dictatorship.

You're the one who deemed this development post-worthy.

The day this miserable committee was announced I could have told you the super (wealthy white) hero committee would support cutting social services.

We didn't need to wait for leaked reports 9 days before the deadline.

I think it is important to figure out what we should do now that we will have a more frayed safety net.

Here are the regular choices:

Should citizens settle for jobs that pay below minimum wage?

Should citizens blame illegal immigrants?

Should citizens elect people that will reinstate the safety net?

Should citizens elect people who will attempt wealth redistribution?

Should citizens attempt to save for our own futures because we know the government won't come to our aid?

Should citizens "Discover" a belief in a god so we will be eligible for aid that is passed out by religious groups to believers only?

There are other players besides citizens.

As we established, our democracy is not very functional.

Corporate citizens have already decided how they will protect their interests: They support those who are fraying the safety net.

As a regular citizen, your choices are listed above. I'm open to other suggestions.

I think it's important to talk about how little power people have.

While you talk about the distribution of power and/or protest the coming austerity measures, most will continue to choose from the regular choices I list above.

Cheers.

People are frequently not offered real choice. Such as the health care debate. Those in power want it that way.

Ignoring our structural problems and focusing on things like the American electorate is an exercise in pointlessness.

Tah tah.

If you do not focus on the electorate, and attempt to seize power, your cause will be called undemocratic.

...you will be viewed as being similar to what you are stating you wish to replace.

Why should people believe your band of saviors will be any better than those presently in charge?

Your beltway wisdom about how to win elections? That's what this conversation is?

Yikes.

Nah, I'm not a big fan of elections.

As a result of the government being subject to larger economic forces and powers, I've decided my best move is to spend as little time as possible thinking about which party will implement the coming austerity (ie "lack of a safety net"), and most of my time preparing for it.

I'm proactive.