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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
Fri May 25, 2012, 06:33 PM May 2012

Do ALL The Members Of The House Financial Services Committee Take Bribes From The Banksters?

"Contributions from parties with an interest in legislation are really nothing but bribes. Sure, it's legal for the most part. Sure, everyone in Washington does it. Sure it's the way the system works. It's one of Washington's dirty little secrets-- but it's bribery just the same"

There are certain committees, congressmembers love getting on-- and sometimes pay to get on-- especially the committees that play a role in regulating big-money industries, like Agriculture, the Military Industrial Complex, Health Care and, most of all, Finance. Finance has paid out bigger bribes to Congress than any other sector-- by far. Since 1989, the Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector has ponied up $1,710,713,286 in congressional races. This cycle, they've given $135,085,054 so far. The numbers are so big, they're almost incomprehensible. But to the banksters, this kind of cash is an investment, an investment that pays enormous dividends-- like, for example, the repeal of Glass-Steagall, which helped make lots of millionaires multimillionaires and some multimillionaires into billionaires. It was also very lucrative for a number of congressmen, particularly members of the House Financial Services Committee.

I don't think anyone would disagree that members of the Financial Services Committee who take large bribes from the banksters are entitled to a fair trial before they're thrown in prison. And yet, they almost all do take large bribes from the banksters. Among the biggest donors within the sector this year are:

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2012/05/do-all-members-of-house-financial.html?

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Do ALL The Members Of The House Financial Services Committee Take Bribes From The Banksters? (Original Post) MindMover May 2012 OP
the main one who didn't got redistricted out in NC-13 zazen May 2012 #1

zazen

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1. the main one who didn't got redistricted out in NC-13
Fri May 25, 2012, 08:19 PM
May 2012

and a founding DLC Dem is taking the new district.

One pays a heavy financial price for integrity, but I think there's a much a greater price if one puts one's integrity on the market for the highest bidder. Fortunately, one of our NC politicians chose integrity over the big bucks.

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