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Fire Walk With Me

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7. Capitalism breeds capitalists. This is part of the plan.

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 02:32 PM

Apr 2012

And this is why some have poured millions of lobbying dollars into getting "representatives" to vote for the NDAA, NDRP, HR347, extending the "patriot act", creating and extending the power of "homeland security".

Power and money. With us again paying the price.

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Creating a Prison-Corporate Complex [View all] Fire Walk With Me Apr 2012 OP

our "leaders" have no vision except what their corporate masters tell them nt msongs Apr 2012 #1

For some of them it is their vision zeemike Apr 2012 #2

privatizing prisons. worse idea ever. crime really pays in this atmosphere. spanone Apr 2012 #3

"Crime pays"....great observation re private prisons kenichol Apr 2012 #4

Stock prices are effected by legislation duhneece Apr 2012 #5

This is just wrong. KansDem Apr 2012 #6

Capitalism breeds capitalists. This is part of the plan. Fire Walk With Me Apr 2012 #7

For profit prisons are a 21st century version of slavery, plain and simple, such Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #8

Like they say: Capitalism defeated Communism in Russia Fire Walk With Me Apr 2012 #9