Forum Post: TAXATION FOR REPRESENTATION-Call to divorce big money from the government
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 10, 2011, 3:39 p.m. EST by dancinjrive
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The problem is that we have let the 1% fund our government. It has become By the CORPORATIONS For the people not By the PEOPLE for the people. They have been allowed to anything they want because they are the ones who make the rules. Publicly Funded Elections is the only way to change this.
TAXATION FOR REPRESENTATION
If this issue, and others like ending corporate personhood, are not adopted by this movement then all of this is pointless. Money is not Speech. And when it is, the people with more money will drown out the voice of the 99%.
Have you read the 99% Declaration? they have 21 suggestions on a list of grievances. This and the one you mention (Citizens United) are 1 & 2 on that list. https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/
I hold the exact same sentiment in your first post on this topic. It is fruitless to take on issues that the 1% can unmake. We can hack at the weeds of corruption all day but, until we target the roots, we can never expect their power and influence to disappear. Solidarity!
"This is not a question of politics, of right or wrong. This is a question of intelligence. We must be smart. We enjoy popular support, for now. But to preserve America's good will, we must keep our demands narrow: end the corrupting influence of money in politics. That is something a majority of Americans can get behind. That is something a social movement can achieve. And then, and only then, can the other issues be successfully pursued."
this is an issue that is continually repeated. i also think its a good idea to focus on.
when and where to focus on it? the answer is in the 99% Declaration https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/ not in miserable illegal camps. Get thee hence! to the National General Assembly
You are right, and OWS should focus on one thing. The corrupting influence of money in politics is a core principal that I'm sure many can embrace. The political system is completely broken in this country.
not broken, highjacked by terrorists in $5000 suits lol Have you read https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/ ------or------- http://thedeclarationofdesperation.wordpress.com/
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