Reply #18: I think most of America would agree with you, but not many politicians.

[NorthCarolina]

There's no money to be made in taking up your causes. As a politician, working on the behalf of the people may give you a warm feeling inside, but it doesn't pad the bank account. Look at the wherewithal of those politicians that do ascribe to your causes such as Kucinich. He lives in the same 2 bedroom bungalow in a typical lower middle income subdivision that he purchased prior to becoming mayor of Cleveland decades ago. Compare that life style to his DLC New Dem and GOP counterparts that ascribe to the Pro-Corporate agenda of trading votes for gold. It is pretty easy to see why the peoples agenda gets little attention in DC. Compassion doesn't fill the off shore bank account.