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DaveCJohnson since 74 days 4 hours 9 minutes, published about 73 days 20 hours 12 minutes
The societal consequences are dramatic. This happened as a result of wealth's ability to influence our country's decision-making. And that influence was used to increase the wealth of the influencers, which increased their influence. But this has come at the expense of regular people, whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them into increasing debt. We have reached a breaking point where a consumer-based economy can no longer be sustained. But this has not led to any loosening of the grip that money has on our political system. If we don't force the political system out of that grip and restore democracy we will not be able to fix our economic system.
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and misdirection at every level. Pretty soon it's "Alice through the Looking Glass." Only, we have
arrived at the techno-geeks wetdream of controlling everything without getting dirty or wet. Thanks to influence from Government, George Orwell, has arrived. I knew I would live to see how many of these nightmares
would become reality. I am appalled that they have
come true.
There's a consequence to this gyrating compass thing,
it is economic collapse...but not for those that caused
it. Begrudge them? Consider how deeply let down the American public has been over ...
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237 millionaires walk the halls of Congress. Bought and paid for by a largesse of lobbyists
to a tune of what sounds like and is similar to
corporatism in all its glory. So if Laws don't
seem to add up to the average person...they don't
because many of these representatives will listen to their banker friends first, their bevy of lobbyists second, and really never listen to the guy/gal on Main Street.
With 20 Million Millionaires in the U.S., they disproportionately influence way too much legislation - to the destruction of the middle class, and the outright pillaging of the lower classes and poor. Reform in Representation
is way past due....but how is that possible to
bring more realistic legislation to the people
not the corporations? An interesting but painful
conundrum.