Republican War on Common People

August 11 2014

Jay Bookman's column  on Sunday captured the essence and results of governor Deals's tactics in the republican party 's war on the common people, and once again it is the less fortunate who pay the price. The conservative successes that  shifted business focus from stakeholder to shareholder is now being applied in social programs as well, all with the intent to keep power within the ranks of the fortunate few. 

These disastrous policies have led to the abolition of unions, unemployment, and the decline of the average wage for workers whilst the rich have enjoyed  low tax  returns from dividends and capital gains as stocks surge to reward shareholders. Employees, customers, and suppliers have all lost at the expense of those who have the inherited money to invest. 

Now, as if that isn't enough  pain inflicted on those who have to work for a living, the rich conservatives are working to make basic services such as a reasonable living wage, and health care outside the realm of possibility for the poorer people.

For too long Georgia has been run by the republican cabal who have imposed their authoritarian concepts on us all. This year we actually have a choice. As the details of his tainted ethics have emerged Deal is facing an uphill battle agains Jason Carter, and Michelle Nunn  is making headway against Perdue in the senate race. In a state that is almost half democrat we have not had our voices represented  in the Senate for the last  twelve years. It's time that at least one senator from Georgia speaks on behalf of  the progressive population rather that following the failed  mantra of the republican party. It's also time that our state returned to one that considered the welfare and prosperity of all citizens, and that means we have to remove the people from office  who are servants only to the rich and powerful few.