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Sat Mar 2, 2013, 08:36 AM Mar 2013

report: campaign law changes hasten power imbalance between rich and poor

http://www.nationofchange.org/report-campaign-law-changes-hasten-power-imbalance-between-rich-poor-1362153063



The U.S. political system is increasingly gamed against Americans of modest means — a situation exacerbated in recent years by major changes in the nation's campaign laws.

That's the overriding takeaway from a new report slated for release today by Demos, a left-leaning nonprofit public policy group "working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy."

The 39-page report, entitled "Stacked Deck," paints a picture of corporate powerhouses and wealthy businesspeople dominating political discourse and exacting disproportionate influence over policy incomes.

The Center for Public Integrity obtained a copy of the report prior to its publication.

- See more at: http://www.nationofchange.org/report-campaign-law-changes-hasten-power-imbalance-between-rich-poor-1362153063#sthash.r9P8pEdI.dpuf
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