Liberal Forum

Misty you should read this piece on bankruptcy. It's pretty enlightening, because the right-wing media will only hype about deficits and possible bankruptcy.Have you ever read the Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein?Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine advances a truly unnerving argument: historically, while people were reeling from natural disasters, wars and economic upheavals, savvy politicians and industry leaders nefariously implemented policies that would never have passed during less muddled times. As Klein demonstrates, this reprehensible game of bait-and-switch isn't just some relic from the bad old days. It's alive and well in contemporary society, and coming soon to a disaster area near you. Just look at what's happening with collective bargaining, and cutting programs that Republicans have always hated. Case in point, Paul Ryan with his radical budget plan.Ryan admitted it himself when he said, "It's not a budget, it's a cause."