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In reply to the discussion: This is not about Obama or Snowden, this is about the corporate takeover of our democracy [View all]fasttense
(17,301 posts)It's that they CAN buy our democracy. What is wrong with a system that allows only a handful of greedy rich men and women to control 300 million people?
It's our entire economic system that is corrupt and broken. Everyday there is a new scandal about how some capitalists have rigged supposedly "free markets". From Libor rigging to currency manipulation it is ALL fixed in favor of the uber rich. If you put some regulations on these greedy rich people, they will work night and day to try and turnover those regulations. You have to take away their power and keep them from accumulating the power again. You have to get rid of the broken system, you have to get rid of capitalism.
Capitalism is at the heart of the dysfunction of our democracy. It allows a few people to abuse 300 million people with NO Repercussions. The economic system is broken and it has destroyed our political, religious, educational and family systems. It is at the heart of all the problems in America.