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Octafish

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5. Money IS Speech means that the People without Money are S.O.L.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 18, 2014, 11:04 AM

Nov 2014

The USA has got a meta problem: the influence of Big Money on Governance. The only way to solve it is to identify it, discuss it among the citizenry, and elect people to office who'll do something about it. And that is the problem -- only those with money can get their message heard and can afford to back candidates, none of whom will do anything to disturb the status quo.

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And Now the Richest .01 Percent [View all] Octafish Nov 2014 OP

It will only get better for them if we continue on the path we are on. Autumn Nov 2014 #1

Money IS Speech means that the People without Money are S.O.L. Octafish Nov 2014 #5

I think we are out of options. Autumn Nov 2014 #7

The French didn't think so corkhead Nov 2014 #8

Different day BobbyBoring Nov 2014 #14

Heh heh heh. Octafish Nov 2014 #18

In a way King Ronnie the Simple never WAS president. hifiguy Nov 2014 #25

VP George Herbert Walker Bush got policies enacted making Veep into a National Security King. Octafish Nov 2014 #30

The line you mention was a nod to Tony Hendra and Sean Kelly's hifiguy Nov 2014 #32

No. We need to be creative. Never give up! Maineman Nov 2014 #20

K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2014 #2

We need maximum wealth limits mb999 Nov 2014 #3

90% top tax bracket on income including inheritance would fix that in a jiffy corkhead Nov 2014 #10

and exactly who would be the "wealth monitors". nt clarice Nov 2014 #23

K&R.... daleanime Nov 2014 #4

This comes to mind packman Nov 2014 #6

Who knew Daffy had read Ayn Rand? hifiguy Nov 2014 #26

I'm curious, clarice Nov 2014 #9

Income? Power? Wealth? Octafish Nov 2014 #16

from the article above.... mtngirl47 Nov 2014 #17

Meanwhile in Canada: Canada's richest see share of income fall to 6-year low pampango Nov 2014 #11

why so many? hfojvt Nov 2014 #12

You'e basing your calculations on the assumption of normal distributions. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #29

Face it! COORACPRO Nov 2014 #13

Yay, Capitalism! USA! USA! USA! :sarcasm: - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #15

For this reason, I will continue to call for us to support Dustlawyer Nov 2014 #19

Did you see Bernie on Colbert last night? Initech Nov 2014 #22

When the only thing you have left to buy is politics, you have too much money. Initech Nov 2014 #21

Amend the Constitution LongTomH Nov 2014 #24

This could be an excellent start. hifiguy Nov 2014 #27

I think about individuals and corporations that pride themselves on paying little of NO income taxes bobthedrummer Nov 2014 #28

Tax them back down to earth or JEB Nov 2014 #31