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OLDMDDEM

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43. Answer.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 10:42 AM

Dec 2013

No. We have a Plutocracy. The rich win. The poor lose.

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Simple Question: Do YOU Believe We Currrently Have A "Representative" Government ??? [View all] WillyT Dec 2013 OP

Of course we do... dchill Dec 2013 #1

So... When 60 To 70 Percent Of Americans Support A Gun Background Check... WillyT Dec 2013 #3

Did you miss my point? dchill Dec 2013 #7

Got It...Thanks... WillyT Dec 2013 #10

I call that a failure to organize struggle4progress Dec 2013 #28

Here! My wife realized it before I did but we have been thinking that for a while. diabeticman Dec 2013 #2

It depends on Heather MC Dec 2013 #4

No Nite Owl Dec 2013 #5

I might amend that "hell no." villager Dec 2013 #6

Yes, we have a representative government, BUT, that government does not RKP5637 Dec 2013 #8

Representative of the 1%, absolutely. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #9

We have enough of an illusion of a representative government ... 1000words Dec 2013 #11

Nope. We have a plutonomy. It's form of government is a plutocracy. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #12

No. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #13

Bought and paid for by Big Business. Rex Dec 2013 #14

uhhh... 2naSalit Dec 2013 #15

I gotta blame the voters NobodyHere Dec 2013 #16

+1 lunasun Dec 2013 #25

Voting is important. So is useful support of candidates. But the rubber really hits the road struggle4progress Dec 2013 #32

I hate polls. countryjake Dec 2013 #17

I know I don't right now, as far as the state of North Carolina. Jamastiene Dec 2013 #18

The bastids have always preached "you can't win" -- but we simply must try to win anyway, cuz struggle4progress Dec 2013 #34

Amen to that. Jamastiene Dec 2013 #37

Yes. They are representing those with loudest voice$$$. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #19

It seems to me that it represents the 1% pretty effectively most of the time. nt Zorra Dec 2013 #20

No. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #21

Sure we do . . . Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #22

Not even a little bit. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #23

In terms of political opinions roughly yes, in terms of demographics not even close. Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2013 #24

No. President and on down through Congress (with a very few exceptions). No no no. n/t djean111 Dec 2013 #26

I don't think we have "a" government: I vote for city council members, county commissioners, struggle4progress Dec 2013 #27

hahahahaha... oh, you were serious? ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #29

Gerrymandering is a big issue Gothmog Dec 2013 #30

It represents the corporations quite well. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #31

and ditto to HELL NO!! a kennedy Dec 2013 #33

Representation you ask ? SamKnause Dec 2013 #35

Poor=No Rich=Yes BlueJazz Dec 2013 #36

What do the people want? Because a hell of a lot o them vote for Republicans el_bryanto Dec 2013 #38

No (nt) bigwillq Dec 2013 #39

To a way too large extent, no .. ananda Dec 2013 #40

No we don't. Not even close. 99Forever Dec 2013 #41

Well.. I guess that depends on how you look at it. 1awake Dec 2013 #42

Answer. OLDMDDEM Dec 2013 #43

No. Autumn Dec 2013 #44

We have a representative government Shankapotomus Dec 2013 #45