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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2015, 02:10 PM Mar 2015

Bernie Sanders: ...the ok from corporate America...

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Bernie Sanders: ...the ok from corporate America... (Original Post) Playinghardball Mar 2015 OP

Think about it, the financial estimate to win the White House in 2016 is 1 BILLION dollars. Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #1

hard nto not have seen this coming, given that NM_Birder Mar 2015 #2

Mega Bucks Win Unless Checked colsohlibgal Mar 2015 #3

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

1. Think about it, the financial estimate to win the White House in 2016 is 1 BILLION dollars.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 02:26 PM

Mar 2015

How do we reconcile that with what is suppose to be a thriving democracy?

K&R for Sanders.

NM_Birder

(1,591 posts)

2. hard nto not have seen this coming, given that

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 02:28 PM

Mar 2015

most often,...being a politician is just training to become a lobbyist.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)

3. Mega Bucks Win Unless Checked

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:11 PM

Mar 2015

We've had a robber baron era about every 70-80 years, as collective memory fades. So far, until this one, the people eventually figure it out and force change. But...that was all before the 24/7 piped in propaganda of Faux News, Rush, etc. So all bets are off, it's hard to over estimate the gullibility factor these days now - and Tom Tomorrow captures it well in his brilliant comics.

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