Doc1
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- Jan 10, 2017
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let me begin by saying this is not a criticism of Donald Trump, but of folks like The Koch Brothers.
while rich folks don't announce their intentions on the front page of newspapers, their goal is clear. they want to move America into an oligarchic form of society in which all economic and political power rests with a handful of billionaire families. they want to make it impossible for ordinary americans to improve their lives. tragically, they are succeeding.
we must make our choice. we either have democracy, or we have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.
Money is pretty much over-rated in politics. When you have such poor choices, NO amount of money is gonna fix that. Trump showed you don't need focus groups, ad consultants, tons of cash. You need to know HOW to get coverage. Even if the coverage is sometimes ludicrous.
Imagine what principled, focused people could do to run cheaper campaigns that work. There are endless possiblities. ONE is just promise to END the senseless mind-numbing warfare between the Dems and Reps by electing folks that what BOTH parties -- out of town by High Noon...
there's this thing called "dialing for dollars", a totally humiliating experience for candidates. they are given a piece of paper with the names of potential donors, most of whom the candidate has never met. an aide dials the number to expedite the process. they spend hours and hours doing this, instead of working on behalf of the people.
You voted for a billionaire who packed his cabinet with billionaires and yet you believe they will run the country to benefit the middle class.
Trump is lining his own pockets as fast as he can.
You mean like Bitchlery, Obambi and Bernie?