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Scuba
Jan 2014
OP
Because multi-billion dollar, multi-national corporations are allowed to fund election campaigns.
baldguy
Jan 2014
#4
The Answer Is Simple - The Oligarchs And Their Minions Control The Dialog By Controlling The Media
cantbeserious
Jan 2014
#6
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)1. So true.
Add to that how we are going to pay for Congressional perks, pork barrel projects, or all the staff for our "representatives" in DC.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)2. Been asking that question for years.
No one ever answers it, including the "leaders" of both major political parties.
hog
(51 posts)3. Pigs at the trough.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)4. Because multi-billion dollar, multi-national corporations are allowed to fund election campaigns.
And those corporations expect a return on that investment.
Ohio Joe
(21,771 posts)5. K&R - nt
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)6. The Answer Is Simple - The Oligarchs And Their Minions Control The Dialog By Controlling The Media
Heaven forbid, one could never let the truth be known. That would impact profits.
lastlib
(23,352 posts)7. or government shutdowns........or Medicaid expansions?