What the election means

The election produced the lowest turnout in decades. People are just fed up with politics; feel they can’t make a difference; and would rather vote for “none of the above.”

The economy is doing fabulous; a record breaking recovery from the deepest recession since the Great Depression. So why so glum?

If you’re not enjoying the vast fruits of the recovery, you’re just in the wrong class. The top 10 percent never had it better – literally. Voting Republican makes a lot of sense, if you’re wealthy.

There has never been a more extreme example of “Horse and Sparrow” economics than right now.

You know it as “Trickle Down,” “Voodoo Economics,” or “Reaganomics.” If you feed your horse enough grain, sparrows will find something to eat in their poop. “Horse and Sparrow” was the term used during the robber barons of the 1890s. Republicans use the more gentile term today: “Supply Side Economics.”

Give the wealthy more money, and they will hire more servants, gardeners, and personal shopping assistants. Money trickles down to the working class. If the wealthy are more interested in earning money on their money than spending it, it’s tough luck for the working poor.

All those Obama haters who voted Republican don’t understand what they voted for. If you make under $100,000 a year, a Republican vote pushes you down. What is their plan for lifting the working poor and middle class, whose income has been flat since Reagan introduced his economic plan?

Jon Monday