“The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own and control the corporations. They’ve long since bought and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls. They got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear… They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying. Lobbying to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else... It’s called the American Dream, 'cause you have to be asleep to believe it.” -- George Carlin

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And the u.s. population does its best to keep it a'goin'. We don't, but tryin' to convince anyone to live more like us is like talkin' to a bedbug. Not gonna happen. Well, not by choice; though due to circumstances many are forced into more minimalist living, but they still have their unnecessary bills.