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Dustlawyer

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5. Bernie Sanders supports Publicly Funded Elections and ending campaign contributions!

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 05:20 PM

Oct 2014

If they cannot buy the politicians, they cannot control the government! The next OWS needs to focus solely on this issue. Close off all avenues such as the "Revolving Door" and shady land deals where someone or some corporation sells land way under value and another buys it from the politican later for an excessive price. That is one of the ways career politicians can go in office young and poor and come out multimillionaires. The other is insider trading that was legal until it hit the news, they got rid of it, 6 months later they snuck it back in a bill and made it legal again.

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The oligarchs would rather you not organize... [View all] MrScorpio Oct 2014 OP

And they want us divided and hating each other, instead of united and caring for each other. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #1

Occupy did a good job of bringing the issues to the forefront. Now it's time to liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #3

Bernie Sanders supports Publicly Funded Elections and ending campaign contributions! Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #5

Fight billhicks76 Oct 2014 #7

And she shoots puppies ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #9

Go Ahead billhicks76 Oct 2014 #10

I have not decided on any candidate ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #12

She Is Entitled billhicks76 Oct 2014 #13

Okay. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #14

I completely agree. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #11

+1000000 woo me with science Oct 2014 #16

K&R liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #2

K & R SoapBox Oct 2014 #4

The 1% has a VORACIOUS appetite. It CANNOT be satiated. It ALWAYS wants MORE. More of EVERYTHING, blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #6

And "Mission Accomplished" ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #8

This is an excellent OP - VOTE - and then keep at it TBF Oct 2014 #15

You just said it all! Thanks, MrScorpio. freshwest Oct 2014 #17

Be my guest. Just give me the credit. nt MrScorpio Oct 2014 #18

Credit as in '~ MrScorpio'? freshwest Oct 2014 #19

AS in! MrScorpio Oct 2014 #20

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