Greed, abusiveness, selfishness, & power hunger has no political affiliation. That is one of the biggest problems with our government and our representatives in government. The wealthy essentially control both sides because they pay for the candidates to get media attention, make disparaging ads against competition, fund Lobbyists well …
Greed, abusiveness, selfishness, & power hunger has no political affiliation. That is one of the biggest problems with our government and our representatives in government. The wealthy essentially control both sides because they pay for the candidates to get media attention, make disparaging ads against competition, fund Lobbyists well enough to make deals with politicians, etc, but it seems most of the wealthy prefer Republican legislation because it better allows them to get away with rotten things and their money insulates them from the consequences.
We have Justice Anthony Kennedy's vote on Citizens United, and his "what's the worst that could happen?" logic, to thank for the primacy of money in our current political system.
I agree. Listened to NPR this morning about members of Congress (both sides) buying and trading stocks because of private information they receive. They have 45 days to report the transactions. Most do not report within that time frame. It was a little unclear but basically if caught they are fined a mere $200.00. I assumed the fine was for reporting it late. So they can make money off insider trading as long as they report it? Crazy this is even possible, but any one know more about this? It is telling how some many members of Congress' net worth increase dramatically by being in "service" and it certainly isn't just the pay check.
Garbage like this is why we can’t fix anything. The wealthy & upwardly mobile, unethical profiteers own our government. If they keep pushing and too many people suffer for too long, they will end up facing the guillotine. I don’t want this ugliness to happen.
Greed, abusiveness, selfishness, & power hunger has no political affiliation. That is one of the biggest problems with our government and our representatives in government. The wealthy essentially control both sides because they pay for the candidates to get media attention, make disparaging ads against competition, fund Lobbyists well enough to make deals with politicians, etc, but it seems most of the wealthy prefer Republican legislation because it better allows them to get away with rotten things and their money insulates them from the consequences.
We have Justice Anthony Kennedy's vote on Citizens United, and his "what's the worst that could happen?" logic, to thank for the primacy of money in our current political system.
I agree. Listened to NPR this morning about members of Congress (both sides) buying and trading stocks because of private information they receive. They have 45 days to report the transactions. Most do not report within that time frame. It was a little unclear but basically if caught they are fined a mere $200.00. I assumed the fine was for reporting it late. So they can make money off insider trading as long as they report it? Crazy this is even possible, but any one know more about this? It is telling how some many members of Congress' net worth increase dramatically by being in "service" and it certainly isn't just the pay check.
Garbage like this is why we can’t fix anything. The wealthy & upwardly mobile, unethical profiteers own our government. If they keep pushing and too many people suffer for too long, they will end up facing the guillotine. I don’t want this ugliness to happen.