How many millionaires in Congress? How many millionaires in America?

TalkingDog

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:48 AM
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How many millionaires in Congress? How many millionaires in America?

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BeHereNow

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:51 AM
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1. OLIGARCHY anyone? n/t

bhn

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lunatica

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:53 AM
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2. Bought and paid for

Definitely not representing the 99%. That would go against their best interest.

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TalkingDog

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:56 AM
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3. You get the gold star for today!

n/t

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Johnson20

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Sat Nov-05-11 11:59 AM
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4. Very concerning. Maybe its time

to get really serious about term limits. It should be noted that these folks are from both sides of the aisle.

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MADem

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Sat Nov-05-11 12:02 PM
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5. How many Americans vote in off-year Congressional elections?

How many work for the candidates they want to represent them at the local and state/federal legislative levels?

We, The People share a small portion of the "blame" for this situation. Some of us abdicate our responsibility as citizens/voters, fail to toss out the garbage, and let them get away with murder.

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CrispyQ

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Sat Nov-05-11 12:34 PM
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6. I'm surprised. I thought Congress was more than 50%.

The Senate is significantly more, isn't it?

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TalkingDog

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Sat Nov-05-11 07:08 PM
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10. You are right. I believe the Senate has more wealth per Senator.

but I don't recall where I saw that info.

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moondust

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Sat Nov-05-11 12:36 PM
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7. Representative government my ass.

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Gregorian

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Sat Nov-05-11 12:37 PM
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8. So who wants to guess who is being represented there?

The natural tendency is to facilitate the people with money. After all, they tend to be the powerful ones. Little people don't need representation, right? They're powerless.

This must change. This is the goal I envision for OWS. This is the reptilian skin I hope OWS can help America shed.

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felix_numinous

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Sat Nov-05-11 12:57 PM
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9. We get taxation without representation

while they get NO taxation and ALL the representation...how long do they really expect to get away with this?

Hey happy move your $$$$$$$ day!! :)

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