Some thoughts on political power...

I was thinking about how the rich minority manages to stay in power of a (largely) democratic society.
The conclusion that I've come to is that from the poorest to the not quite richest, power isn't at the top of our priority list; but for someone that doesn't have to worry about survival -- it is.

The poorest of our community worry every day about just surviving -- where their next meal will come from, where they will sleep tonight, even where they can go to the bathroom. Above that level, the concerns are still pretty basic -- paying the rent, gas for the car, basic groceries and stuff, clothing for growing kids, daycare costs, etc. A little more money means a more reliable car and a nicer home, but also bigger bills and the same struggle to survive but at a little higher level.

If those that are struggling to survive in the day-to-day world don't have someone in power to look out for them in the political world, they will remain forever trapped in the cycle of day-to-day survival.
How willing are you and I to help lift up someone that is below us in economic status?
At what point do we sacrifice what little political voice we have to help someone that is below us rather than looking out for ourselves?

I don't have any answers this morning. I don't even know where this post is going. It's just something I've been contemplating as I watch the political power struggles in our country and look at who is being represented and wondering how the economic minority has so much control over the majority of the people. Perhaps there are just too many of us that are willing to sell our souls a little bit at a time because it's been marketed to us as simply buying another day of survival.

We have to do better.

John