Well Dromig, I am wondering the same thing.  If you look at the Former Soviet Union, you will see a country where fewer than .2% of the people personally controlled what was done with just over 40% of the resources. Also military spending on "defense" was an extremely high percentage somewhere around 40%.  Today, at least in 2010,  the upper income .2% in the US  controlled just over 28% of the wealth resources.  I don't know where we are right now but that segment did grow even through the Obama presidency.  So now with tax breaks to the very wealthy, and our very high proposals for the military, what may happen here?  There have been movements in both red and blue states for succession.  If the people do revolt, Will the US military fire on its own people.  The Soviet Union military refused to fire!