Forum Post: Get Corporate Dollars out of Politics!
Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 14, 2011, 5:30 p.m. EST by camason
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What is the root of the issue? And, what is the best way to stop corruption? Occupying Wall Street is a great start and it is creating awareness and I know the majority of people are siding with the movement. I think we need to move the focus towards getting laws passed to get corporate money out of our political system. Once corporate money is out of politics things will fall in line and create a true democratic system. You are not paying attention if you do not believe that corporate money is breeding corruption in government.
This is just my opinion ...
If we don't remove the money and lobbyists from Washington the occupy movements failed. You would have to be naive to think that what ever the occupy movements accomplish wont be undone when the elite start throwing piles of money at our politicians.
YES PLEASE LISTEN
The government answers to corporations, interest groups backed by the 1%. That's who they make policy for.
Everything we've done so far to make the democratic process accessible over the course of our country's history has been undermined.
We can't address the wealth disparity with a government that facilitated it because 99% of Americans have no say in government policy.
Banking reform, tax reform, healthcare reform.. are UNATTAINABLE because every line of every bill passed has been AUCTIONED OFF!
Corporate person hood is the one and only obstacle to getting things done. Getting rid of it will be the window to changing America.
Why don't representatives vote for things a majority of the constituents want? Joke is on us because we're not the real constituents.
We (the people) alone should fund candidates so they answer to us!
OF the people. BY the people. FOR the people. Corporations are NOT people.
And unions too