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[Polly Hennessey]

5. Good one. Love calling them the "Swarm".

Buzz, buzz, sting, sting, alert, alert, etc. You know the usual suspects.

[RussBLib]

2. getting elected to congress is now a moneymaking venture

lots of cash out there just waiting for someone with the "right" attitude.

Not sure how to get out of this mess, but we sure don't have enough members of congress willing to try.

[CrispyQ]

8. Publicly funded elections would go a long way to fixing this country.

But how do you get those who benefit from the status quo to change the status quo?

You'd think getting money out of politics would be an issue that voters on both sides would agree on, but hardly anyone even talks about it.

[Irish_Dem]

4. How rampant is corruption in our US Congress?

Explains why they don't seem to work for the people.

[Polly Hennessey]

6. I believe some go in with good intentions but

corruption soon follows. They have access to easy money, no accountability, and best of all the money belongs to the hapless, helpless taxpayer.

[yaesu]

7. Just running for office is a lucrative career & the more rightwing nutjob you are the more $$$$ nt