Your government used to own things on your behalf. Land. Housing. Utilities. Rail. Water. Energy. Then, since the 1980s, they sold nearly all of it while cutting taxes on the buyers. They call this privatization.
In this 8-minute breakdown, we connect the dots. Britain nationalized coal, steel, rail, gas, electricity, water, and telecoms—then sold it all off between 1979 and 1996.
America just gave it away. Land. Minerals. Oil. Spectrum. Public housing. Result: In the 1970s, net public wealth was 40% to 100% of national income. Today in the US and UK, it's minus 30%. You own less than you owe. National wealth is now entirely private.
Broke governments now borrow to survive.
From who? The same oligarchy. That loan is a bond.
The US now owes $40 trillion in bonds. Interest alone just passed $1 trillion a year — paid by you to bondholders.
The topyear—paid 10% hold nearly 70% of all US wealth. The bottom half holds 2.5%.
Cuts won't fix it. Growth can't fix it. Three options left: tax working people harder, keep dismantling services, or tax wealth-hoarding and return essential infrastructure to the people.
Demand the solutions. Full plan at
http://www.survivorsguidetoearth.com
— Meet you there!
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