Robert Reich: Politicians sensitive to public opinion, but NOT on economy

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2. why a surprise?

Political career, step 1 tell the people what they want to hear. Step 2 get elected. Step 3 Get your congressional district Gerrymandered. Step 4. Get money from one percenters. Step 5 do
whatever it takes to stay in office and protect the one percenters from taxes. Does not matter- which party you are from, the one percent will use their tax breaks as donations to buy you. Teir only goal is money and mo money.
So be happy when the one percent destroy your ability to have health insurance, while they destroy your educational opportunities, while they destroy your ability to own a home, they will let Gays marry, they will let you have background checks, and they will give immigrants a chance to become citizens, as long as they can shift mpore and more of societal costs on everyone else.