Dear, bsharporflat,

Re: "Let's face it, the rich use their power to get richer. Can't really blame them, they are built that way. The middle class has the vote as one of their few powers (their buying choices are another) and they seem to be using their vote in this election."

Let's continue your line of interrupted thought. The rich use their power to get richer. The poor use their weakness to gain everyone's empathy and to obtain the means for their livelihood (a.k.a. reproduction). The middle is in the middle, trying to make a living.

But the growing poor are supported by the ever empathetic rich, thus the middle is being squeezes by the efforts of the rich and the poor and is reproducing at a slower rate than the poor.

Our system encourages population growth of the poor but not the middle class. Neither of the candidate is doing anything for the middle class. They are more concerned with the bottom of the population.

I disagree with your statement that "The middle class has the vote as one of their few powers (their buying choices are another) and they seem to be using their vote in this election." The middle class is being hoodwinked by demagogues who will not police our borders and who will not rein in useless federal education programs and affirmative action racket. Until that happens, the middle class is going to be ill used.

I don't see a party representing the middle class yet.