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The2ndWheel

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7. How many people can one person represent?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 09:28 AM

Aug 2014

How many people, on average, does each member of congress represent? Hundreds of thousands to millions. There's not a chance that that can actually happen. It's tough enough to represent one other person.

When you have to attempt to listen to however many people you "represent" with all their gripes, or a handful of lobbyists with bags of cash, you're probably going to listen to the people that give you money and not problems.

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Study: ordinary Americans have virtually no impact whatsoever on the making of national policy. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 OP

That has been pretty obvious for years. But we all still gear up, give money, and play the Election djean111 Aug 2014 #1

Yeah, no lie. deutsey Aug 2014 #2

''Non-Significant, Near-Zero Level'' Octafish Aug 2014 #3

Wonder if anyone is seriously surprised by this? n/t dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #4

Those paying attention, no. About half of the American people don't bother to vote anymore. Octafish Aug 2014 #5

so the illusion of democracy is simply a pacification program, bread and circuses KurtNYC Aug 2014 #6

How many people can one person represent? The2ndWheel Aug 2014 #7

I fear that's been true since the beginning of representative government Orrex Aug 2014 #8

It could be because of the attitude that I voted and that's all I have to do treestar Aug 2014 #9

It's a lot worse than anyone imagines. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #10

du rec. xchrom Aug 2014 #11

Anyone notice how our anger is continually directed inward--at other ordinary Americans? nt Romulox Aug 2014 #12

Divide-and-conquer tactics continue to work - for now. polichick Aug 2014 #13

LOL. They needed a study for this? n/t MadrasT Aug 2014 #14

kick woo me with science Aug 2014 #15