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Rick
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Rick asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 9 years ago

While we write letters to our politicians, Billionaires and Corporations are writing checks to our politicians?

Who do you think they will be listening to? I am all of a sudden leaning towards being in favor of public funding and ruling out corporation/superpacs funding of campaigns. The 10 or 20 bucks would be worth it to me.

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    Just read the article about the casino owner buying off Karl Rove, didn't you? The government work for those who speak the loudest, with their checkbook.

  • Regardless of how little a member of the US Congress is earning when he enters office, he is a multimillionaire when he leaves.

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