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Can we have a new rule when laws are proposed? Whenever you see the headline "(name of politician) wants to pass a law which will do ____" it should be rewritte
by whoopdedo 11y ago
Can we have a new rule when laws are proposed? Whenever you see the headline "(name of politician) wants to pass a law which will do ____" it should be rewritten to "Lobbyists have convinced (name of politician) that they need a law which will do _____".
From opensecrets.org:
Industry Favorite
John McCain is a top recipient from the following industries in 2015-2016:
Cable & satellite TV production (#1)
Defense Aerospace (#1)
Defense Electronics (#1)
For-profit Education (#1)
Misc Defense (#1)
Total PAC Money for 2015-2016: $700,600
Ideological/Single-Issue $185,900
Defense $116,800
Communications/Electronics $61,600
Energy & Natural Resources $75,300
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $71,500
Lawyers & Lobbyists $51,400
- mrsharpoblunto 11y agoPersonally I'd love it if TV networks would bring up ESPN style player stats summary sheets on politicians involved in a story listing a few key 'stats' such as what their top 3 sources of funding are, former employers, brief voting record summary etc. For so many politicians their motivations are so obvious when you see their records, but for most people that aren't willing to do a bit of digging, its essentially hidden in plain sight.
- Gibbon1 11y agoIt's amazing how cheaply the public interest gets sold out for.
- jessaustin 11y agoReally! To me, this suggests that the fundamental problem is the enormous size of USA. If it were replaced by twenty other nations each a twentieth the size, could the parasites even afford to subvert the popular will and well-being? Divide all those bribes by 20, and you're not left with much to corrupt a reasonable person.
- whoopdedo 11y ago> twenty other nations Why not fifty-seven?