hoofing the austerity pony

austerity, it's what's for dinner.  the 99% are recipients of a wonderful gift, austerity.  democracy is not a remedy; in the face of a possible rejection, austerity voids democracy.  in the united states, obama and his merry men are riding the wave of austerity to complete their dream of dismantling the meager social medical and pension benefits in a brazen and massive redistribution of wealth up to the top 1%.  almost the entire federal government is aligned in their wish to destroy those social programs in the belief that they will be rewarded by their masters.  the plan is simple: lie about the national debt; convince enough voters that debt is a problem and 20% real unemployment is not; cut social security and medicare/medicaid and transfer the savings to the richest americans.  the individual suffering and the destruction of the middle-class economy is not their concern.  if it is yours, then don't go for a ride on the austerity pony.