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In reply to the discussion: The Oligarchy [View all]tecelote
(5,122 posts)43. Are you trying to show me how bad Cantor campaigned? So bad that he couldn't get elected?
Because one guy with money losing does not negate the impact billions of dollars from wealthy individuals and corporations have on influencing our lawmakers.
People should mandate what our representatives accomplish not financial benefits.
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You have provided precisely zero evidence there is an oligarchy in control of the US.
MohRokTah
Jan 2016
#3
Are you trying to show me how bad Cantor campaigned? So bad that he couldn't get elected?
tecelote
Jan 2016
#43
That's a mindblowingly simplistic take. This is even less satisfying than I could have imagined.
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2016
#14
So does Goldman-Sachs. Representative are cheaper when they're newbies. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2016
#74
Only someone as math impaired as Wall Street couldn't see that the public
Baitball Blogger
Jan 2016
#6
Clintons’ Income May Reach Top 1% of the 1% - thanks to Goldman, JPMorgan and Citigroup
whereisjustice
Jan 2016
#26
Oh, that's where the recovery went. Glad they were able to help those folks out.
jtuck004
Jan 2016
#45
Cool story...let's see, there was Citizen's United. I don't recall approving that. Then there was
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#76
The Little People = Little Power People. Unless one has an office in The Beltway, they are
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#83
Like two opposing attorneys in a divorce case. They excoriate each other in court, then go to the
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#84