Reply #37: Why is being wealthy necessarily EVIL... [View All]

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Being wealthy in one sense makes one LESS prone to being told what to do by campaign financiers when one can independently finance their own campaign instead of accepting donations that have too many paybacks expected for them.

I've said before, that with the current set up we have now, probably the best option we have is to find the person that is independently wealthy that truly has a decent moral compass and is willing to fight for the rest of us. The system doesn't allow decent people with average means that resists bribery to get anywhere.

If we reject people just because they are wealthy, we are doomed right from the start IMHO.

Vote for the mandate when one votes for Edwards. If he goes back on what he says, then we still can yell at him and all of the other pols that this isn't what America wants. If he does follow through on his promises, then we have someone that might be an FDR. If you vote for others that don't champion what his campaign has, then you have no mandate, and nothing will change!