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Originally Posted by Robbie
GrantMercury...FREEDOM is not censoring corporations (which yes...are just people, the CEO's of corporations are not magical, they are just people).
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A CEO is a person. A corporation is not. A corporation is a legal construct - not a person. Corporations can't go to jail. They can't get the death penalty. They don't get cancer. They don't have kids.
The great Bernie Sanders (I - VT) lays it out.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
...if I want to hire a lobbyist to petition my local, state, or federal govt. on behalf of laws or regulations that would benefit me then I should be FREE to do so.
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But wouldn't that mean those rich enough to hire a lobbyist would have more influence in Washington? You're in luck - that's what we have.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
The problem is when the POLITICIANS refuse to play ball unless you grease their palms.
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And those who do the greasing are THRILLED to do it. The returns on that investment are extraordinary. They love the system.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
The evil corporations are just people running companies trying to survive and make money.
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Yeah, the Koch Brothers are just scraping by.
The government is forcing them to dump $200 million into our elections.
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/20...2-election.php
Sheldon Adelson, too, is being extorted.
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?He?s fully committed to beating Barack Obama,? said Fred S. Zeidman, a Texas energy executive and a friend of Mr. Adelson?s. ?We think ?$100 million, wow!? But it?s a meaningless amount of money to him.?
The unusually heavy flow of money has drawn concern not just from liberals and government watchdog groups, but even from some Republicans.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/us...oups.html?_r=0
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Originally Posted by Robbie
Your whole attitude seems to be that of a sheep who loves govt and blindly follows along.
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My whole attitude is that we need to keep thinking, asking questions, and working toward a better society. Government can do good or bad. Corporations can do good or bad. What's bad is that our current political system is swollen with cash. Or freedom.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
Hell, you've already completely derailed this thread...
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I think you derailed it.
