The issue for the next few months/years (hopefully) are the bottom of the pyramid: [Linked Image from upload.wikimedia.org]

In short, survival.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich