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larkrake

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5. Placing corporations above people,

Reply to andym (Original post)

Sat May 21, 2016, 10:03 PM

May 2016

I would say that started with Reagan

As far as lobbyists buying congress for corporations, I would say it grew out of control with George HW Bush. Presidents for sale Nixon, Clinton and Bush Jr

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Poll/Survey: Which post-FDR Presidents were/are corporatists? [View all] andym May 2016 OP

The rise of the corporatists. HassleCat May 2016 #1

Ditto. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #3

Clinton formally moved the Dem Party to Corporatism FreakinDJ May 2016 #8

Scale of 1-10 Zambero May 2016 #2

Mostly agree. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #4

I like this way of answering andym May 2016 #6

Well, by that rating... Scootaloo May 2016 #7

Placing corporations above people, larkrake May 2016 #5