As so many of the articles I've quoted and featured on this blog clearly indicate, a great theft is occurring in this country. Day in and day out, the wealthy elite of this nation are employing all sorts of means to wrest away from the populace as much wealth as they can get their grimy little hands on.
The methods used are wide and varied. Oil companies gouge consumers at the pump. Pharmaceutical companies charge exorbitant prices for drugs that were developed and tested with taxpayer funds. Banks and other financial institutions hit customers with all sorts of fees, most of which are charged for consumers accessing their own money!! Credit card and cable companies bury so much in the fine print that many customers don't even known what they are paying for.
And, of course, when Corporate America behaves irresponsibly and finds itself in a precarious financial position, we taxpayers bail them out with trillions of public dollars. They express their gratitude by awarding their top dogs with egregious bonuses and buying for themselves even more politicians than before.
While it would be easy to say that the wealthy elite do all this and more due to insatiable greed, there comes a point when you steal not to obtain more, but just for the thrill of doing it and not getting caught. In psychological terms, this is classified as kleptomania, a mood disorder.
As the old saw goes, you can't get blood from a turnip!
This post is part of a series. For an introduction, go here.
The methods used are wide and varied. Oil companies gouge consumers at the pump. Pharmaceutical companies charge exorbitant prices for drugs that were developed and tested with taxpayer funds. Banks and other financial institutions hit customers with all sorts of fees, most of which are charged for consumers accessing their own money!! Credit card and cable companies bury so much in the fine print that many customers don't even known what they are paying for.
And, of course, when Corporate America behaves irresponsibly and finds itself in a precarious financial position, we taxpayers bail them out with trillions of public dollars. They express their gratitude by awarding their top dogs with egregious bonuses and buying for themselves even more politicians than before.
While it would be easy to say that the wealthy elite do all this and more due to insatiable greed, there comes a point when you steal not to obtain more, but just for the thrill of doing it and not getting caught. In psychological terms, this is classified as kleptomania, a mood disorder.
Kleptomania is the irresistible urge to steal items that you don't really need and that usually have little value. It's a serious mental health disorder that can tear your life apart if not treated.Who could argue that the continued theft of this nation's (and the world's) wealth and material resources is not harmful to the organism of society? When one group continues to extract all the marrow from the bone, in time, the bones themselves begin to weaken and then break.
Kleptomania is a type of impulse control disorder — a disorder in which you can't resist the temptation or drive to perform an act that's harmful to you or someone else.
As the old saw goes, you can't get blood from a turnip!
This post is part of a series. For an introduction, go here.
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