Venn Diagram: Billionaire Bedfellows

[TalkingDog]

[krispos42]

1. K&R n/t

[rgbecker]

2. Indeed, not just about money, it's about money buying people.

Think of each of these corporations as an army. Paying for soldiers, spys to do their work. Infiltrate, sabotage and occupy the base stations of the country. Destroy supplies, take the loot, blackmail, collude, whatever is necessary. Free Enterprise, Capitalism on the march.

[flying rabbit]

3. Says a lot. nt

[MattBaggins]

4. I worked for one of those Yellow companies

and will do so again. Do I have to give up my Dem card?

[TalkingDog]

5. I don't understand your point. Please explain your question.

Were you an influence peddler? Did you subvert the Democratic process by working there and corrupting the government with monetary influence?

Waiting.

[marzipanni]

6. This one is missing

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Military_Industrial_Complex/MilitaryIndustrialComplex.html

[TalkingDog]

8. Appreciated.

n/t

[Mac1949]

7. This is soooo depressing. I've had some uphill battles in my life, but this...!!! nt

[Octafish]

9. KBR

Thank you, TalkingDog. Outstanding presentation.

[TalkingDog]

24. I cannot take credit (as much as I like credit). It was on a feeder site.

But thanks!

[DCKit]

10. That's a keeper. nt

[jimlup]

11. These are excellent...

Thanks!

[meow2u3]

12. Regulatory capture on steroids

Someone has to shut the revolving door. It'll have to be the 99%.

This is proof positive that Big Business, not just Wall Street, rules the government with an iron fist and the people be damned.

[McCamy Taylor]

13. There are no circles large enough to diagram the GOP-corporate incest.

[TalkingDog]

23. Agreed. When I find the (R) corallary, I'll post it.

But policing our own house is a good way to start.

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. Replying in order to permalink.

[eppur_se_muova]

15. Dang, I miss the Bookmark function ! nt

[glowing]

16. Disgusting!!!

Like we couldn't find independent people with qualified and knowledgeable minds that aren't whores for industry.

[maggiesfarmer]

18. OK, I'm listening. tell me your plan for finding qualified individuals to fill high level government

positions tasked with regulating billion dollar industries. Ignoring the inflammatory "whore" statement, how could anyone be qualified to regulate these industries with no experience?

I don't think it's possible. I think the question to ask is "how do we get those experienced people into those positions without incentive to benefit themselves or cronies at the expense of the people?"

[Scuba]

17. Great work, thanks for posting. n/t

[maggiesfarmer]

19. I suspicious that most of those people listed are NOT billionaires, title may be misleading

[progressoid]

20. No, but they sleep with billionaires.

i.e. Billionaire Bedfellows.

[TalkingDog]

22. good catch!

It's always irritating when people don't think beyond the obvious.

[maggiesfarmer]

26. can you cite a source on that?

[progressoid]

29. Um, its not literal.

Bedfellow: n.
One that is closely associated or allied with another: "politics makes strange bedfellows"

[LanternWaste]

30. Guilt by association is trending up.

Guilt by association is trending up.

[Starry Messenger]

21. k&r

[OneGrassRoot]

25. Thank you. K&R n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

28. I'd like to see one of these diagrams for the Gates Foundation

I've heard they are inside every part of our federal government, not only the Dept of Education.

[Bryn]

31. Kick!

Great job!

[slay]

32. K&R

no wonder Obama isn't as big a fan of transparency as he was back before he got elected.

[HughBeaumont]

33. Ugh. My aunt used to be married to one of the names in the first one.

Scary shit.

[bbgrunt]

34. k and r.

[Bryn]

35. This deserves another kick