Democratic Senator Warner Urges Business Elites to Get More Involved in Politics

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Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia called on an audience of business and political elites to respond to active public discontent by lobbying harder for the reduction of corporate taxes and the cutting of public welfare programs such as Social Security.

Warner spoke Monday at the Milken Institute’s 2016 Global Conference. The economic policy think tank gathers politicians, corporate executives and others annually.

Zaid Jilani writes at The Intercept:

Although a dominant populist sentiment is that the system is already rigged in favor of the rich, Warner suggested that the “business community” needs to get more involved in politics or face unpleasant repercussions.

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1. Well that's just sad

Just sad.

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2. Hosted by the Milken Institute, no less.

Right.