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CrispyQ

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16. This: "only the Wall Street darlings will be allowed to get anywhere near the presidency."

Reply to Le Taz Hot (Reply #1)

Mon May 5, 2014, 09:21 AM

May 2014

I will still vote but I no longer believe we'll get our government back via the ballot box. Our electoral process is too compromised with electronic voting, money equals speech, a 'fair and balanced' media, and an apathetic public, although I can see why they are apathetic. "We don't suck as bad as the other guys" is not a rally cry, it's a cop out.

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How the Rich Stole Our Money--And Made Us Think They were Doing Us a Favor [View all] madokie May 2014 OP

I'm right in the middle of Elizabeth Waren's new book Le Taz Hot May 2014 #1

No doubt we're being taken to the cleaners madokie May 2014 #8

This: "only the Wall Street darlings will be allowed to get anywhere near the presidency." CrispyQ May 2014 #16

Trickle Down is/was a LIE. But try telling that to our current crop of so-called "Democratic" leader blkmusclmachine May 2014 #2

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k/r marmar May 2014 #4

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k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth May 2014 #7

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I remember when madokie May 2014 #10

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... SammyWinstonJack May 2014 #12

An excellent article. CrispyQ May 2014 #13

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