Today, the radio tells me, is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
According to this Wiki article, 25 barons forced the king to sign the document.
Where are our 25 barons? Instead, Forbes tells us, we have 400 super-rich AMericans with assets equivalent to the bottom half of the entire nation... 150+ people.
Another 800 years of liberty and democracy? I don't know that I would be willing to bet on that. Another 80 years? Hmmm...
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