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Politicians want to let corporations rule world
Published Sunday, February 21, 2010
Does everyone have amnesia? The main reason our economy is in a pickle is our long running, mostly Republican, philosophy of outsourcing.
There are no more manufacturing jobs in the U.S. We import everything. This exodus didn't happen overnight. It has been a long standing policy of the corporate world order.
The conservatives have been pushing their smaller government agenda for, it seems like, centuries. With each new easement of oversight and regulations put into place over the years the corporations have taken a bigger bite out of nation-building around the world. Money has our representatives in servitude to their corporate masters.
We must free these people from that dependence on lobby money if we ever expect to be represented by them. Political distortions seem louder now than I can remember hearing them.
We have truth in advertising, why not truth in political propaganda laws? Everyone seems so confused. “Who can we believe?” seems to be coming from everyone’s lips.
It is in this “Fog of War,” for it is a war for power, that we are staggering through. In the February 18th edition of The Tribune there is a chart that shows just how brutally the minority’s log jam has become.
They block every bill that reforms anything. If the Democrats say they like puppies, the Republicans will say puppies are not likable. It has gotten ugly. And, for us, nothing is getting done.
Behind this right-wing power play stands the industrialists. The big money and power boys who are pushing us perilously closer to that military industrialized nightmare that Eisenhower warned us about.
Two such power players are the Koch brothers. Look up Koch Industries, based in Wichita, Kan. Charles and David Koch own an empire.
They are the 19th richest billionaires in the world. These two alone fund everything from the CATO Institute to the Tea Party Movement.
They have a political agenda, and want no barriers for their profit making, especially pesky government rules and regulations.
We suspect corporations with their lobbies are taking over Washington.
We also are frustrated by the faceless logos the corporations have become. I mentioned two people who are power players. I would like to see more brought into the light of day.
America is being hijacked and is closer than ever to becoming a corporate-run empire.
The Supreme Court has just paved the way to make us voiceless.
There is a bi-partisan bill right now called the “Fair Election Laws Now Act.” It is a small start and, if you call your representatives, we may get it passed.
Patricia Littlejohn
Kitts Hill
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Posted by bluemule (anonymous) on February 21, 2010 at 5:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Where did all the stimulas money go? It may have saved some jobs(teachers, law enforcement) but I don't see any other jobs created! In no way have the people gotten their money's worth! If they really wanted to get things moving, they should have divided the money up to every legal tax paying American making less than 500,000 a year. I voted for Obama after enduring 8 years of economic hardship under Bush, but so far, this is no better. My point is this, all these guys are in the pockets of somebody, no matter who we vote in, these money changers are just waiting to buy them out. We have tried voting out the other party several times in the past 20 years, but have gotten no results. Maybe the time has come for a new party, the American party!
Posted by Noesis (anonymous) on February 21, 2010 at 6:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank goodness the republicans are thwarting the socialist agenda of the democrats! As the people of Massachusetts have shown, they aren't happy with what the democrats are trying to do with their dealing with lobbyists and back room deals.
And it's pretty funny that corporations get the blame for funding republicans? Anybody hear of George Soros who tried to buy an election? How about trial lawyers? In June 2000 Fred Baron was elected President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, an organization that in some election cycles provided up to 40 percent of the Democratic Party’s campaign contributions. Remember Fred Baron and his quote?:
“I picked up my Wall Street Journal last night…and what did I learn? ‘The plaintiffs’ bar is all but running the Senate.’ Now, I really strongly disagree with that,” Baron told a June 2002 conference, “particularly the words ‘all but.’”
And you wonder why democrats are so against tort reform?
Posted by jonferguson (anonymous) on February 21, 2010 at 9:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Very good article Patricia. The repubes will fight this legislation tooth and nail. The problem is, democrats have way more funding sources than repubes, so they HAVE to block anything that stops their unlimited cash flow. They found their niche with big business, and aren't about to allow anything to disrupt that.
Posted by Noesis (anonymous) on February 21, 2010 at 10:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I hope the republicans fight the demitard legislation. Why should news companies be the only companies that have the right to free speech?
Posted by keta (anonymous) on February 21, 2010 at 4:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Where did all the stimulas money go
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Stimulus.
I think that's the kind of BS that's going to trip up Republican candidates. Tim Pawlenty's saying the same thing about the Recovery Act, after he used a big chunk of it to balance his state budget. He and hundreds of sleazy politicians just like him are asking for millions to create jobs in their states, and cutting ribbons in front of TV cameras. Out of the other side of their mouths, they're wooing conservative voters by claiming the Recovery Act is useless. Shameless. All they need now is a few million unlimited corporate dollars to hammer their message home, while they reap the benefits from those stimulus dollars. God bless America.
Posted by Noesis (anonymous) on February 22, 2010 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey Keta, the few million corporate dollars may finally even out the free publicity that democrats get from the liberal media.
Posted by Noesis (anonymous) on February 22, 2010 at 5:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
the Recovery Act is useless.
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You mean like giving $500,000 to investigate global warming? How about $800,000 To the John Murtha airport that averages 20 passengers a day? Then there's a $3.4 million project to create a tunnel under a road in Florida so that turtles can get to the other side. Lets spend $1 million for a guardrail to protect people from falling into a lake? Except... there's no water on the lake and... no dropoff. The Town of Union, New York, was surprised when it was notified that it would be receiving a $578,661 stimulus grant to prevent homelessness for several reasons. First, the town never applied for the money and second, it doesn’t have any homeless problem.
The list of wasted money goes on and on...
Posted by mikehaney (anonymous) on February 22, 2010 at 10:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow! The supreme court referencing the constitution.
Free speech 1
Socialism 0
So far, as long as americans don't go back to sleep.
Posted by mickakers (John Michael Akers) on February 23, 2010 at 6:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Take a look at this AP news article, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_o...
Posted by mickakers (John Michael Akers) on February 23, 2010 at 6:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sorry! Try doing a search on Wall Streeters got 20B in bonuses in 2009.
Posted by Noesis (anonymous) on February 23, 2010 at 6:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Jealous Mick?
Posted by Noesis (anonymous) on February 23, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh and Mick... what was the AVERAGE bonus? $120,000?
Posted by mickakers (John Michael Akers) on February 23, 2010 at 8:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Noesis; The average bonus in 2009 was $124850.00. In 2008 it was $112000.00. Interesting isn't it? You have an inclination of misrepresenting the facts to suite your own interests. You are very biased and self opinionated. That detracts from your opinion being taking seriously.
Posted by Noesis (anonymous) on February 24, 2010 at 11:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How is saying that the average bonus was $120,000 misrepresenting facts? Because I was off by $4,850? And please, I'm getting tired of your whining about "unfair profit" even though you can't even tell us what it means.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jonny Damon to a one year contract for $8 million. To play a game. Now who deserves that type of pay, somebody who plays a game or a CEO who is in charge of 10,000+ workers? I sure don't remember hearing you complain about sports figures, movie stars, authors, musicians or anybody else making that type of profit.
Posted by mickakers (John Michael Akers) on February 25, 2010 at 8:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Noesis; I have in the past explained to you what an unjustified profit was. I would of thought this explanation would have been unnecessary to one of your mental capabilities. I assumed you would have understood this fact. An "unfair profit" is one that is made to the determent and belittling of the well being of others (simple explanation). I don't recall Sports figures, movie stars, authors, musicians ever coming up before. We are all governed by this moral principle. NOT TO MAKE PROFIT TO THE DETERMENT OF OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS.
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