The sad part of Dickens' book Scrooge, is that it is fiction. It is a make believe story about an old wealthy miser, who after being led around by some ghosts, see's the error of his greedy ways, then with the threat of death, uses his money for good. I'm sorry, but the greed of the wealthy is not so easily swayed. They cheat and steal, deceive and kill. Show me an honest rich man, and I'll show you a pig flying over a frozen hell. Even the bible says it is almost impossible for a wealthy person to enter heaven. So then, why on earth do we allow these people to own and run our country, and the world? We have been manipulated by the elite at every turn. Tv, radio, movies, books, education, even at our places of work. Rules, regulations, laws, warning labels on products, cures for diseases hidden away in vaults, in order to continue their quest for money and power. Alternative energies have been squashed and hidden for decades, if not longer. The wealthy Insurance companies, spend more on advertising then they do paying out the rightful claims of the people they are supposed to be financially protecting. The wealthy elite protect themselves, not us the people. In every aspect of our lives, these wealthy elite greedy monsters, are allowed to lead us to the great slaughter. They are not accountable under the laws they lord over us. They can afford special clean food and water, as they poison our supply with fluorides, and other heavy metals, causing the great dumbing down. And after reading scrooge, we are supposed to feel sorry, and forgive the cheap selfish bastards. There are some movies that even tell us the truth about the rich and powerful. Babes in toyland/march of the wooden soldiers, the banker and land mogul, Barnaby, was the leader of the boogeymen. In it's a wonderful life, we are supposed to help each other, after the BANKER, Mr. Potter steals Georges money. In every James Bond movie, the criminals are either Governments, or extremely wealthy people. Wizard of Oz, the witch owns a huge castle and had her nasty flying monkey soldiers. Almira Gulch was the wealthy woman in the beginning who owned the whole county. Getting the picture yet? While we struggle to survive each day, our filthy rich leaders have banquets costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, paid for with our taxes. Our taxes are used to give their wealthy giant corporate friends, huge, free, grants to build their empires even bigger. Our taxes are given in the billions to wealthy leaders,(friends of theirs), of other countries. If we had that money in our own pockets, maybe we could live a bit better. Maybe we could buy that big turkey in the window. This thanksgiving I am thankful for one thing and one thing alone. I am truly thankful that I am not one of them.