What drives politics in this country?

[Writer]

What institution is a priori to all other forces affecting politics?

[Dr Morbius]

1. A priori?

I know what the phrase means; a priori is to determine conclusions before facts have been presented, whereas a posteriori is to form conclusions after facts. But what has that to do with your question?

Politics is driven by money. Simple as that.

[BootinUp]

3. money 1st, faith 2nd, logic is somewhere off the scale low. nt

[Writer]

4. How do you reconcile the belief in money as a priori with the health care reform legislation? n/t

[BootinUp]

8. Everyone is concerned with money. nt

[marmar]

2. ......

[Cant trust em]

5. Fear.

That's my answer.

[craigmatic]

6. money and the short sighted media n/t

[baldguy]

7. Lobbyists for a few multi-billion dollar, multinational corporations

Taking orders from the top 1%.

They control the govt, they control the courts, they control the media, they control the economy.

The rest of us are slaves.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Fear,

and money.

[depakid]

10. There's more range of emotion than that, Frenchie Cat

Though you're right- fear and resentment are major drivers of public policy in the states- money (and keeping out or away from certain hands) on the other hand is as much an end as it is a means.

[RichGirl]

11. other

a secret government

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX2jcNlofO4&playnext_from=TL&videos=DB2ozr6uZ1s

[slackmaster]

12. Other: The four winds

Whichever way they blow, the people go along even if they think they are fighting against something.

[political_Dem]

13. Polls, Fear, the Media, Money and the Right. eom

[Beacool]

14. MONEY!!!

The ability to raise plenty of money and the backing of the local and then national political machine.

Selling your soul also comes in handy.

:puke:

[DailyGrind51]

15. The Fortune 500 and wealthy special interest groups, like the Chamber of Commerce and the NRA.