16 May 2014 10:59 am
i agree with all you said...where we differ is that i dont believe that this country needs publicly traded corporations. we need jean makers in every state...auto makers all over the country...we need many fail safes...our economy should not be tied to a stock market...i dont even dabble in the **** thing and it determines my financial future? well that is ****...i should be able to do that not some **** in new york...do away with all of it i say...Huey » 16 May 2014 10:54 am » wrote:
I don't disagree with you. Yes the koch brothers are trying to influence elections. The other side of the coin is so are Buffett and Soros. And all of them do it for the benefit of their companies. Where the problem is most don't want to admit that the billionaires on their side are doing for their own purpose, not altuistic reasons. So the cycle continues.
On the other hand in order to reverse citizen's united, (the part of the conversation you joined at) we would have to remove the freedom of association, liberties, from all these different groups of people. Not sure I support doing just that. A basic understanding of what citizen's united actually did is needed as well. It does not allow corporations, unions, non profit corporations, etc to pour unlimited amounts into campaigns. It does not allow foreign money to be used. It does not allow direct contributions from unions or corporations. It simply addresses the electonic electioneering aspect. I blame the President for the misconceptions and the left, all stemming from his SOTU address where he "lied" about what that decision does. So we get these progressive posters spewing garbage that is not true.