In feudal monarchies there were often multiple posts in the administration of the court. One of these fine posts and appointments was that of chamberlain. This was the person responsible for the accounts of the court and he received his title from the act of receiving or paying out money from the funds kept in the royal sleeping chamber, or the chamber where the money was lain, or in today’s terms,laid. In other words this person could be said to have literally ‘gotten in bed’ with the Aristocracy when it came to dealing with money. I mention this because the pipers and proclaimers, (Republican legislators opposed to tax increases and right wing pundits), that deride the requested 4.6% tax increase on the rich seem little more than the bygone eras aristocracy’s men who greatly benefited from the largess of the King. In short they, Republicans legislators opposed to tax increases and right-wing pundits, have a vested interest and it is not the people’s interest. They are working the will of the aristocracy in hopes of being first to the scraps left behind.
Deriding the tax increase as“class warfare” is the pot calling the kettle black. There has been and continues to be class warfare in this country perpetrated by the rich against the poor. It is evidenced by the accumulation of the majority of wealth in this nation into a very small percentage at the top of the food chain. This warfare has always been sanctioned and acceptable as long as it was warfare against the lower class. However, any class warfare against the elite is obviously unacceptable, just ask the chamberlains. Alexander Hamilton proposed a type of aristocracy to run this country, Thomas Jefferson opposed it. It seems we must still oppose it as power and wealth is just too great a tonic to some. Barred from title, lands, and privilege by birth, aristocracy has done an end around to take their place at last. They have found the missing aristocracy via tremendous wealth. With this claim cannot privilege and title by birthright be far behind? If it succeeds we have no one but ourselves and the chamberlains to blame.
This country was not founded so monarchy could rule. It was founded on the principles of democracy and freedom. All citizens shall be heard and all citizens shall pay their share. No one class shall be protected above all others. All give so all have a chance to succeed. Those at the top did not get there without help. They are not self-made men or women. They all partook of the bounty of this land to make their fortunes. The roads, bridges, governments, educations, police, fire and society were all provided by the whole of the United States. Without that whole, they never would have succeeded at all
A financial aristocracy created by the protections of a privileged few by a favored few is in violation of the spirit, freedoms and principles by which we live. There is class warfare and the chamberlains started it to protect their favored status. Denounce the propaganda, reject the tortured logic. They tell us these privileged individuals are the “job creators”. Well after 10 years of favored status, where are the jobs? If this is so good why are the chamberlains the only ones with jobs? These are not job creators, they are money takers. Stand with Jefferson and Washington and reject Financial Aristocracy. Raise the taxes and tell the Chamberlains, these Republican representatives and their right wing pundits, no more favored statuses. We know the game and now the Emperor stands unclothed.
