2016 Postmortem

reformist2

(9,841 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:02 AM Feb 2016

Imagine if each time Bernie supporters raise $10 million, a plutocrat plunks down the same for Hill.

Aside from it being absolutely disgusting and wrong, almost enough to induce nausea in some of us, I would hope that it would motivate *all* of us to do more than donate money, but to get active and convince our family and friends why money in politics needs to end once and for all, and why we need to support only people 100% committed to this idea.

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Imagine if each time Bernie supporters raise $10 million, a plutocrat plunks down the same for Hill. (Original Post) reformist2 Feb 2016 OP

It really is nausea inducing the more you reflect on it.... tokenlib Feb 2016 #1

I consider it a waste of plutocrat money and highly approve. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #2

Bernie will find better ways from them to spend their money. white_wolf Feb 2016 #4

Yep, and it will keep them saner. Too much money is harmful to one's soul. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #5

I hope so. But this time around we have a chance to end the madness, once and for all time. reformist2 Feb 2016 #7

Good point....And so symbolic of many things Armstead Feb 2016 #3

Haim Saban has plunked down $10M to the DNC and $10M to the Clinton Foundation. ancianita Feb 2016 #6

tokenlib

(4,186 posts)

1. It really is nausea inducing the more you reflect on it....

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:50 AM

Feb 2016

Struggling working people or disabled or elderly people to whom $10 is real money, scraping to send a little Bernie's way, and then some affluent bastard drops multiple millions on Hillary.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

2. I consider it a waste of plutocrat money and highly approve.

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:00 AM

Feb 2016

Of course, Bernie is going to find better ways to spend their money for them. And I highly approve of that also.

white_wolf

(6,238 posts)

4. Bernie will find better ways from them to spend their money.

Reply to Live and Learn (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:04 AM

Feb 2016

That's the thing. Even the very wealthy benefit from having a more equitable society. The more money the people have to spend equals more money spent on Amazon, restaurants, movie theaters, etc.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

5. Yep, and it will keep them saner. Too much money is harmful to one's soul. nt

Reply to white_wolf (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:05 AM

Feb 2016

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

7. I hope so. But this time around we have a chance to end the madness, once and for all time.

Reply to Live and Learn (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:15 AM

Feb 2016

We may like to think that better ideas will always win out, and that money can't buy elections, but let's not be naïve. Rich people wouldn't give money to campaigns if it didn't work most of the time.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

3. Good point....And so symbolic of many things

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:02 AM

Feb 2016

ancianita

(36,081 posts)

6. Haim Saban has plunked down $10M to the DNC and $10M to the Clinton Foundation.