Yep.
David Sirota @davidsirota
7 Jun 2022
The biggest "democracy crisis" isn't a one-day riot on 1/6, it's 40 years of politicians being bankrolled by donors and refusing to do things that more than 80% of the public wants.

Jun 7, 2022 · 2:22 AM UTC

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Indeed 45 years of class war on democratic achievements of 1930s-1960s - the “long age of FDR” simonandschuster.com/books/T…

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We can get money out of elections and it's easier than you think. We have the internet, candidates and voters should be on a 2-sided marketplace (app) talking to each other directly - not via ads. I'd be happy to demo.
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On each side of the aisle!!
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End Homelessness InAmerica Now ! TheONLY Way To Do This Is To Vote Democrat All The Way Down The Line And Urge Others To Do The Same !! Republicans Work For The Billionaires Who Dont Pay Taxes, They Will NEVER Ever Do Anything For,WE, The People, EVER ! Cortez/Williamson 2024
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It should be illegal to take Political Donations from Corporations!
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Both are major problems.
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Exactly
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And remember, these 40 years have seen soaring profits & productivity...but not wages. You are working harder, but getting less. You are owed 40 years of back pay. But where did that money go? The rich are richer than ever. That is YOUR MONEY. #getyourmoneyback
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Jan 6: a confederacy of dunces? Or the first wave of the proletariat revution?
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It’s more complicated. If money is the decisive factor, Jeb Bush would not have lost out to Trump. Or Hillary for that matter. So many examples.
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