We’re trapped in a left vs. right circus while both parties serve the same corporate elites. Here’s the proof:

1. Both Parties Keep the Rich Richer

Tax Cuts for the Wealthy:

• By 2027, 83% of the benefits from Trump's tax law are projected to have gone to the top 1% (Tax Policy Center)
• Biden kept most of Trump’s cuts and expanded corporate subsidies (CHIPS Act, fossil fuel drilling).

Wall Street Wins:

• Obama bailed out banks in 2008 with no strings attached
• Trump’s Fed slashed rates, boosting stocks (the richest 10% own 89% of them).
• Biden’s SEC lets hedge funds gamble with retirement accounts.

Corporate Lobbying Rules All:

• Big Pharma spent $373M lobbying in 2022—now we pay 10x more for insulin than other countries

2. The Working Class Gets Screwed

Wages vs. Costs (1970–2024):

• Housing: Up 121%
• Healthcare: Up 600%
• College: Up 1,200%
• Median wages: Up just 29%

Student Debt “Relief” Is a Band-Aid:

• As of 2024, Biden has approved $167 billion in relief for 4.7 million borrowers (great!)
• But... 45 million Americans still owe a combined $1.7 trillion in student debt.
• Why? Most relief programs have strict limits, and private loans aren't covered. College costs keep rising while wages stagnate, and students continue to take out loans.

Healthcare Still Broken:

• 27M uninsured despite Obamacare; insurers post record profits.

3. The Playbook: Divide and Conquer

• Culture wars distract while:
  • CEO pay hits 350x the average worker (up from 20x in 1965).
  • Billionaires added $1.7T in pandemic wealth.
• Hypocrisy Examples:
  • Trump hired undocumented workers while demanding border walls.
  • Obama deported 3M+ immigrants ("Deporter-in-Chief") while claiming to protect families
  • Pelosi opposed Medicare for All while taking $2.3M from health insurance doners
  • Biden blocked rail worker strikes after taking union donations.
  • Biden approved 6,430 new oil/gas permits in 2021-23 after campaigning on climate action

What Can We Do?

1. Reject lesser-evilism. Demand economic justice, not branding.
2. Focus on class:
   • Tax extreme wealth (e.g., 8% billionaire tax).
   • Break up monopolies (Amazon, BlackRock).
3. Vote smarter:
   • Back anti-corporate candidates (True progressives like Bernie, anti-lobby libertarians)

These people have been dominating us for decades and they're barely hiding it anymore. The solution isn't to "vote democrat next time". Think bigger and let's escape this cycle.