Comments by "Voix de la raison" (@voixdelaraison593) on "The division of wealth in America" video.

  1. Consider two scenarios about how Washington works. In one, a local activist decides to run for Congress. A friend hosts a fund-raiser for her at his law firm, where 10 partners each give the maximum legal individual donation, $2,800. After she wins, the host asks her to meet with a client, a constituent whose business would be affected by legislation her committee will soon vote on. She agrees to hear the company’s case against the bill. She never hears from anyone on the other side, which has no lobbyists, and she votes for an amendment that weakens the bill. In the second, a man elected to high office directs a meeting of foreign leaders to be held at a resort he owns. He ignores subpoenas, dangles pardons to staff members to encourage them to violate the law and to former employees to discourage them from cooperating with investigations. He appoints industry lobbyists to positions where they reverse regulations affecting their former employers. He passes tax bills that enrich him, his family, and allies. He rewards those who support him and punishes those who oppose him. He treats his office as a king dispensing favors to Oligarchs and collecting favors that enhance his personal wealth. The list could go on but the point is made - What is a Swamp and who gets to drain it?
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