Sean O'Torain. Chicago.
To listen to
Obama who came out of Chicago, and to Emmanuel the present mayor of Chicago,
all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds as far as the city is
concerned. But things are far from that. Last weekend 36 people were shot in 36
hours in the city. Four of those died. One was a 17 year old girl. The previous
weekend 27 people were shot. Parts of Chicago are war zones. What parts? Those
parts where unemployment is at its highest.
But there is
major crime in all areas of the city. It just tends to be different kinds of
crime. The suburbs are awash with
cocaine and heroin. The users of these in many cases travel into the city to
buy these drugs increasing the drug trade and violence there and then travel
back out to consume their drugs. There are also many dealers in the suburbs.
Then there
are the big criminals. These are the ones that run the stock market, the
currency exchange, the banks. They live in the gated communities and gated
houses in places such as the North Shore or in the high rise apartments and
condos on Lake Shore Drive. And there are their associates in the Chicago political
machine. This is the Democratic Party which gets the votes together and rigs
the elections on behalf of the big money criminals.
Some of the
steps that would improve things would be:
A $15.00 an
hour minimum wage for all and equal pay for equal work.
Jobs for all
with good wages and benefits and union rights.
Free education
to all levels and free health care.
Affordable
housing for all.
Free health
care with full reproductive rights for all.
These steps
would give us a decent life. The poor and the alienated who are into street
crime and the users of the drugs would have a worthwhile life which would have
satisfaction and so the demand for drugs would plunge. And of course the super
rich who are represented by Emmanuel and Obama could be put to work at
productive labor and help the city.
Sean.
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