Quote of the month

True, I first posted this on Google Buzz…  but it bears repeating:

“Wall street owns the country. It is no longer a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, but a government of Wall Street, by Wall Street, and for Wall Street. The great common people of this country are slaves, and monopoly is the master.” -- Mary Elizabeth Lease ~1890

This, as a part of agrarian revolts in response to falling agricultural prices, and subsequent increasing indebtedness of American farmers.  While not deemed "too big to fail", farmers did get a hand from the government - in the form of increased research funding and a more aggressive USDA - one that ultimately fell into the hands of a growing agro-business industry (funded by Wall Street!).