yurbud
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Thu Mar-04-10 12:44 PM
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Even if corporations were not allowed to give a PENNY to politicians, they would have an advantage |
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How many of us, how many unions, environmental, or advocacy groups could offer pols leaving office the kind of salaries they get as corporate lobbyists, CEO's, and do-nothing board members?
How many leave office and become Mother Theresa? The only one I can think of is Jimmy Carter and he made other ex-pols look so bad by comparison that they mock and shun him.
We could ban all corporate money from campaigns and issue ads, and the scales would be closer to even, but corporations would still have more power.
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Thu Mar-04-10 12:52 PM
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1. Corruption is eternal. The best we can do is make it |
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harder for those who find corruption preferable to honesty.
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Thu Mar-04-10 12:55 PM
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3. of course. Even the best reform would work for maybe 20 years |
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before we would be back to the current level of Caligula bachanal like corruption.
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Thu Mar-04-10 12:58 PM
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5. they need to fear us more than they love money and power. |
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Thu Mar-04-10 02:12 PM
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8. now we just need to figure out how to do that. |
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Thu Mar-04-10 02:14 PM
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10. Get informed, get angry, get organized. |
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Thu Mar-04-10 02:32 PM
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Thu Mar-04-10 04:39 PM
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12. The organizing is the hard part because it takes real effort. |
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Thu Mar-04-10 01:04 PM
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7. I'd add the best we can do is convince the corrupt its to their benefit to share the wealth |
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Or as someone once put it give everyone a "seat at the table".
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Thu Mar-04-10 04:43 PM
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13. Share or we will take it away. |
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Thu Mar-04-10 12:53 PM
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2. corporations are now allowed to donate anonymously, per scotus |
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ruling loophole
can't find the link just now
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Thu Mar-04-10 12:55 PM
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4. Make congressional terms mandatory lifetime! |
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Everybody in, nobody out!
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Thu Mar-04-10 02:13 PM
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9. there is something to be said for lifetime public service with no revolving door. |
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Thu Mar-04-10 01:02 PM
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6. As long as corporations control the media, |
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they will have the advantage.
Most Americans still get all of their information on politics from mainstream media sources.
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