Forum Post: Place Names on the 1%
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 14, 2011, 2:08 p.m. EST by IWantFreeStuff
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Add your names of the wealthy 1% who use their wealth to influence politics.
I'll start.
Barbra Streisand.
George Soros
Michael Moore
It's not about them being wealthy it's about how their wealth is used.
Exactly. List all of the wealthy people you can think of that have used their wealth to affect elections.
I can do better than that. I can tell you who the major $$$ contributors to State and Federal politics are in the U.S. Do you want to know how? It's easy. Just log-in to the website www.followthemoney.org. Click on any level of Government you wish to track in the chart. For example, here are the major $$$ contributors to the New York state political process:
TABLE 3: Top 20 Contributors (Contributor Total % of Total Sector)
PALADINO, CARL P $7,818,524 3.97% Candidate Contributions
COFFEY, JOHN P $5,155,223 2.62% Candidate Contributions
DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAMPAIGN CMTE OF NEW YORK $5,109,841 2.59% Party
WILSON, HARRY J $3,958,200 2.01% Candidate Contributions
SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CMTE OF NEW YORK $2,649,450 1.34% Party
FRIENDS OF KATHLEEN RICE $2,641,527 1.34% Candidate Contributions
NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS $1,888,259 0.96% Labor
ANDREW CUOMO 2010 INC $1,707,280 0.87% Candidate Contributions
NEW YORK STATE TRIAL LAWYERS $1,479,964 0.75% Lawyers & Lobbyists
1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST $1,244,450 0.63% Labor
FRIENDS OF SCHNEIDERMAN $959,313 0.49% Candidate Contributions
NEW YORK STATE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS $955,373 0.48% Labor
HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE $947,115 0.48% Health
CUOMO DUFFY 2010 $897,000 0.46% Candidate Contributions
DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN CMTE OF NEW YORK $890,243 0.45% Party
NEW YORKERS FOR KLEIN $862,618 0.44% Candidate Contributions
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION $783,670 0.40% Health
RENT STABILIZATION ASSOCIATION $749,950 0.38% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
REAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK $749,124 0.38% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP $730,257 0.37% Communications & Electronics
TABLE 4: Top 15 Industries (Top Industries Total)
Candidate Self-finance $22,919,406
Candidate Committees $15,037,393
Party Committees $13,676,403
Real Estate $13,524,261
Lawyers & Lobbyists $10,909,633
Public Sector Unions $9,568,836
Securities & Investment $8,061,753
General Trade Unions $7,811,443
Insurance $3,339,834
Health Professionals $3,162,600
Hospitals & Nursing Homes $2,869,361
Beer, Wine & Liquor $2,556,129
General Contractors $2,211,550
Telecom Services & Equipment $1,923,930
TV & Movie Production/Distribution $1,337,143
You are right. I say we should ban the union's ability to influence elections. Outlaw Unions.
Why Barbara Streisand? Why Sean Penn? Any data to back it up?
Checks from Hollywood's A-list stars such as George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand added up to a one-night take of $1.3 million for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama,
Sen. Barack Obama Pulls In $1.3 Million at Hollywood Fundraiser Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Sean Penn's remarks at Rep. Barbara Lee's March 24 Town Hall Meeting on the 4th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54891
How's this?
What did Barbara Streisand and Sean Penn get in return for that?
Grover Norquist
Dan Rather
David Letterman
Wrong 1%. start with those that profit most off of war and financial collapse. How about starting with those who participate in the Bohemian Club, hold top WTO and IMF positions, the Coucil on Foreign Reations, the Billdeberg Group, the Trilateral Comitee for example. Targeting media moguls serves no cause but to delegitimize our claims and cause confusion so the real 1% can continue their plunder of the world.
So there is more than one 1%? I'm confused.
My bad. I mean that the 1% are not media moguls. Unless this is a tongue and cheek exercise. If this page is serious us about going after the real power players then see my suggestions.
So George Soros is not a 1%er?
Targeting George sores only perpetuates the left/right paradigm. This is what the 1% wants. That's why Soros puts himself out there. He knows that will help divide the movement. Look into these other groups. You will see adios much more power and influence than Soros. Sores is just a distraction.
Yes, it's much easier to herd Jews once you get those little stars pinned to their clothing.
Scapegoating other people for your problems is just a way to avoid responsibility. The economy crashed in 2007/2008 because everybody was greedy, not just the 1%. We all bought a bunch of stuff that we knew that we couldn't afford. Don't try to blame somebody else now.
Michael Moore
Leonardo DiCaprio Sean Penn
Paul Krugman
Jeffery Immelt
Warren Buffett Michael Moore Morgan Freeman Danny Glover AL GORE
Eddie Murphy
Susan Sarandon
George Clooney
Alec Baldwin
I have another.
Jane Fonda.
She is nothing compared to Bill Gates and the Koch Brothers
www.opensecrets.org http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2011-09-21/forbes-richest-list-bill-gates/50501292/1