American Revolution

So really, what are the chances of an uprising in modern day America?  Not only do you have police everywhere, along with National Guard/Reserves and regular military bases throughout the country, but anyone that dares to fight  is an automatic criminal/militia/fanatic/terrorist.  Of course that means you're judged by the very rules you're trying to overthrow... but what chance is there that someone could overthrow the country's entire rule system and start from scatch, or even have the support of the majority of the people who watch TV and see everything thtrough a filtered media that puts negative spin in order to dissuade the efforts of a revolution?  The problem is the majority of the population is content and complacent.  Revolutions occur when the majority is poor, pissed off, and tired of the current system.  It would require people to have no access to their books, television, movies, computers, video games, or anything else to distract them.  It would require wealth to diminish to nothing, houses to lose their value, and utilities and public programs to become completely ineffective.  I don't see any of this happening unless the US is assraped by the Middle East or communist Asia.   

>>30
a. Since when is the CEO always the guy who starts the company? He may have the highest stakes but that only because he has the most. The people under him are putting a lot on the line as well. They make one mistake and they could be gone as well.
>>31
The idea that "people are poor because they're lazy" isn't usually the case. I would love it if it were, things would be a lot simpler, but they aren't. And your idea is completely impractical. The guys at the top would lobby to have taxes reduced or even worse compensate by lowering wages. Problem would still exist but now you lack a security net for people.
>>32
No, just no...
Thats a horrible idea, and I'll tell you why.
These people who are being "immorally" penalized for succeeding probably got to their position through "immoral" practices and exploitation. Hell, the entire dog-eat-dog system of ripping people off for personal profit isn't moral, once you then say that these guys are okay for building their high lives off other people without even having to face some petty taxes then your marching the nation to hell for a few who, in all reality, probably just got lucky. A family member of mine was President of LendingTree. Hes a great guy and hard worker, but I seriously doubt that he got to where he was by putting more in then his subordinates.
>>35
Not a chance. Think of how much electricity a large office building requires as opposed to a single family home. An executive jet and several high class cars as opposed to the family van. See where I'm going with this?