There was a time in my life when America separated money and power.
When money and power are in the same hands, that is the end of self government.
When money and power are in the same hands, that is the end of self government.
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Was there ever a time when they believed in one person, one vote, equality before the law, and the idea that everyone is accountable?
Is this not the conflict that has defined the American story?
I guess this really is "the best of all possible worlds."
Which notion creates a permission structure for #capitulation.
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This is how you maintain the rule of law.
But when that billionaire can have that bureaucrat fired, or redirected, that’s a big problem..
back during the founding of America you could use money to buy slaves – having money granted you the power to buy people and have total control over their bodies and their lives
money still grants that same power today
Yes, it's really bad right now - perhaps the worst it's been since the end of the Civil War. But it has never been true in the United States that money and power were separate.
You just weren't aware until now.
Yes, I'm old enough to have seen you do that joke on TV.
Second, literally, when was this time? I sure didn't see it, nor read about it in AP history.
But the time between FDR and Reagan the government made real progress in making the lives of the rest of us better.
But, my dissolute lifestyle permitting, I may be The, now that Whitney is a female name.
but, also
When all the money went into fed hands, the power followed.
Like, what are you talking about?
In the 60s, it was still more than 20 times higher for CEOs.
This was 10 seconds of Google. Do better.
But this new government being assembled is not normal.
We have passed a very dangerous tipping point.
Before credit cards, when the tax on a million dollars was 9O%. When ethics rules were enforced.
Really annoyed reading the responses. If people are uneducated about something, they genuinely don't need to add their opinion.
Your point was why Citizens United was such a big deal, and the media being owned by 5 companies instead of 200, and lobbyists increasing their power.
Also remember on here (I had to remind myself!) you can remove your post from someone else's quote of you to stop pile-ons