Occupy Washington finds a couple of suitable spokesvermin

Rangel wants wealth redistribution, says rich didn't sacrifice for war

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called for the redistribution of America's riches and hammered the wealthy for benefiting from a war effort fought by the poor and middle class.

Citing statistics that show 1 percent of Americans now own 42 percent of the nation's wealth, the lawmaker representing Harlem said: "There is something wrong with that formula."

Rangel offered no specific remedy for adjusting those figures during his comments on the House floor but argued further that the wealthiest 1 percent have the added benefit of not needing to get involved in military service.

But that's only the beginning. For a proper soap opera you need more than a villain. You need a victim! This fella has one for us:

Rep. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke after Rangel and argued and the U.S. as a nation is not broke, even though the federal government is broke. the U.S. is effectively keeping the federal government broke by not taxing the wealthy, he said.

"Despite what you hear on TV, despite what you hear on Fox News today, taxes as a percentage of GDP today are at a 60-year low," Murphy said.

Murphy said taxing the top 1 percent more is a needed step because the income of the other 99 percent has remained mostly flat over the past several years, while the income of the top tier has increased sharply.

Get a load of this. Congress doesn't have enough money to waste because "the U.S." is keeping it broke. That's a new one on me. Forget "for the children," that's so 20^th century. Our Brave New Mantra must be "FOR THE CONGRESS!"