An Invisible Client

by Victor Methos

“Most people think our system allows the little guy to rise. Like Oscar Wilde said, the poor in America don’t think of themselves as a repressed lower class, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. We’re told that every person in the world has magic in them—the ability to pursue what they love and make something of themselves. That’s the freedom that’s been promised to us since the day we were born . . . but something’s not right. “I’ve seen it firsthand. I’ve been watching something happen since I was a kid. It’s so subtle that most people don’t even see it. They don’t realize it’s happening . . . we’re not free anymore. “The most powerful corporations and banks hire the most expensive lobbyists, who buy the votes of the most powerful politicians. Capitalism is a free exchange between two entities without the use of force. That’s not what we have anymore. The word for what we have is oligarchy. It means that we are ruled by a few powerful people. Our system is rigged, and the people who benefit are the richest corporations. The White House and Congress are our symbols of freedom and leadership, but that’s all they are: symbols. The richest corporations lead us.

So close to my own observations