Why is Bernie the Only Politician Talking Corruption?

[kcjohn1]

Serious. I'm not even talking about Hillary. I remember Obama in 08 talking about campaign finance reform. I think I heard McCain mention it in 04 and maybe Kerry as well.

But last 4 years there literally is no politician who makes it a central component of their campaign. What is the Democratic party position on this? Even if they said we will fight and change, I wouldn't believe them given how they got elected in this system, but its worrying they don't even give lip service.

You ask a typical voter and 9/10 will say this system is corrupt. Sad state of affairs when the "good" guys pretend it doesn't exist.

[NorthCarolina]

1. Because he's about the only public official not caught up in it.

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[frylock]

5. +∞

[CentralMass]

7. Reminds me of some of the old cop movies like Scorpio.

The cops on the take wouldn't trust cops who wouldn't take a bribe.

[merrily]

2. To ask the question is to answer it.

[azmom]

3. They are all busy lining their pockets.

It's a rigged system that they all benefit from. It's a dirty little secret

[CentralMass]

4. Why is he the only one talking about us being on the wrong track ?

What have the policies of the past 8 years yielded?

The poverty rate hasnt been this high since the civil rights era.

Record high corporate profits yet wages as a share of the GDP have not been so low since 1929. The middle class now makeup less than 50% of income earners in this country because we are spiraling down ward

A right wing public education policy pushing a blame/fire the teachers philosophy and expansion of charter schools.

The national debt has gone from $9.8 trillion to $19 trillion to cover the one percents losses and misguided wars while they make major cuts to programs like food stamps and put SS on the chopping block.

This party and their agenda is favoring the 1% and the results are quite obvious.

[closeupready]

6. Without corruption, crooks lose - something that seems self-evident,

and is really more a platitude. But I think it applies well to almost every set of problems facing our democracy.

[Skwmom]

8. It is much more than campaign finance reform. n/t

[Odin2005]

9. Because he is the only one who is not corrupt.