The One Percent (boycott, cost, politician, money)
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I think it is absurd to ask the taxpayers to pay for the politicians campaigns. Absurd. Like we don't already have enough nonsense to pay for.
The other alternative is to set campaign spending limits. As long as there is unlimited finanancing of elections, what chance does a third party candidate have of even running and how does any elected candidate come out of an election clean an not beholden to special interests. The system we have in place is a joke and "Citizens United" was the final nail in the coffin.
Im looking forward to being a recipient of the hate caused by the class envy and jealousy of the 98%.
bring it on poor people, while you're rolling in your hate, Im at work increasing my worth.
Yep, I believe the phrase was that we cannot prosecute banksters for fear of "collateral damage in the economy", like we have already conceded defeat to the banks in a war most never knew existed.
So you believe in collateral damage for the banks but not in collateral damage in making the people pay for their bail out?
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Originally Posted by AdrianPetersonRules
A lot of truth there. My doctor really isn't wealthy. He may be rich, but not wealthy. The Corporate Oligarchy are almost invisable because of the lives they live, and it sure as hell isn't amongst us.
Just think, the middle class can go to school to be a doctor but now under the Obama administration it will be harder for the middle class to become wealthy.
Big government equals big cronyism. The best way to get rid of all the politicians is to reduce the job description to nearly nothing. Military defense, some infrastructure, and a good Court system. Everything else goes to the people to take care of for themselves.
It will never happen. Even the people are bought off. Welfare is just another form of cronyism.
I would recommend reading anything by Chris Hedges. I just finished Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. To quote:
will kill the ecosystem, dooming your children and your children's children. They are too stupid and too blind to see that they will perish with the rest of us. So you either rise up and supplant them, either you dismantle the corporate state for a world of sanity, a world where we no longer kneel before the absurd idea that the demands of the financial markets should govern human behavior, or we are frog-marched toward self-annihilation. " ---
Government knows to make sure to let the people keep enough so they don't rise against them. Then again, is that why they wanted gun control?
Im looking forward to being a recipient of the hate caused by the class envy and jealousy of the 98%.
bring it on poor people, while you're rolling in your hate, Im at work increasing my worth.
Bily, With this attitude I'll bet you will make it too! Just a warning, as your income goes up be sure not to go crazy spending. Your tax bill will feel like a major kick in the stomach, make sure you put alot of money aside to pay taxes or you will find yourself in big financial trouble.
Most family fortunes are lost within the next generation. Muffy and Buffy don't have the same work ethic as Dad who spent a lifetime building the business. They take the cash and blow it all.
Which is the exact problem with this country. The best and most talented not being promoted, just the ones who are family or know the right people.
Big government equals big cronyism. The best way to get rid of all the politicians is to reduce the job description to nearly nothing. Military defense, some infrastructure, and a good Court system. Everything else goes to the people to take care of for themselves.
I agree with a defensive military as well, solely for protecting our borders.
What are military is used for now, is regulating the world markets for Big Business and Banking and needs to stop. As you said, regulations for Big Business and Banking does not work.
Sort of like the War on Terrorism, which is a never ending war and a drain on the tax payers.
I agree with a defensive military as well, solely for protecting our borders.
What are military is used for now, is regulating the world markets for Big Business and Banking and needs to stop. As you said, regulations for Big Business and Banking does not work.
Sort of like the War on Terrorism, which is a never ending war and a drain on the tax payers.
The bubbles and market crises started with deregulation of the financial system in the 1980s. The financial industry is too de-regulated, and this deregulation has been a disaster for the American people, enabling white collar criminals like those at Goldman Sachs to make their millions while sucking America dry. The financial crisis and the great recession are directly attributable to the lack of regulation of the banks and financial industry.
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