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tblue

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51. Well, I remember some billionaire tycoon,
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 04:42 AM
Dec 2012

a couple years ago, I forget who it was, but he was asked, "Hiw much more money do you want?" His answer was, "All of it."

There is no end to the greed and we have to reign it in somehow.

I don't think that the pure, unadulterated pursuit of money and profits ... LisaLynne Dec 2012 #1
It is a tremendous conflict of interest. Jefferson once said something to the RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2
Well, I remember some billionaire tycoon, tblue Dec 2012 #51
to quote FDR: marmar Dec 2012 #3
That sure sounds like he is talking about today newfie11 Dec 2012 #4
I was going to post this in reply to the OP hootinholler Dec 2012 #10
No man should be so rich he has nothing left to buy but his government. aquart Dec 2012 #16
Great Statement! PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #22
Tremendous statement!!! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #40
K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #57
Where is today's FDR? Octafish Dec 2012 #62
But as corporations are people... OldEurope Dec 2012 #5
Absolutely, you need that sarcasm smilie. RC Dec 2012 #9
I can only add this quote from Abraham Lincoln on 11-21-1864.... ReRe Dec 2012 #6
Excellent! PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #23
The man was brilliant... ReRe Dec 2012 #33
Too Bad... PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #34
Yeah, its' plain to see... ReRe Dec 2012 #46
Abe today would be kicked out of the R party as some F'en dirty ignorant backwoods hippie. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #56
No kidding...Lincoln and FDR were both... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 #47
All things considered.... ReRe Dec 2012 #48
I think so too! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #58
And we have sooo much evidence of that right now! "... until wealth is aggregated in a few RKP5637 Dec 2012 #41
And the convenient facilitators Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #7
Often I wonder, anymore, if there even is a dividing line between corporations and the two RKP5637 Dec 2012 #59
i think we are heading into oligarchy governments riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #8
Educate the masses John2 Dec 2012 #17
We need politicians who represent our interests first n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #38
Think RollerBall riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #42
K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #61
Exactly!!! "And for these vultures, the United States appears to be their grand prize to obtain." RKP5637 Dec 2012 #60
That trilogy really opens up the mind to new economic models. ieoeja Dec 2012 #26
If the wealth was shared more we could all not have to work much riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #43
In the long run humanity will become extinct, given the current plan, in humanity's own garbage as RKP5637 Dec 2012 #63
"Headed into"?? Iggy Dec 2012 #53
We the People MUST win! Corporate bosses hate democracy. Maineman Dec 2012 #11
As someone mention in this thread, basically ... their prize is now the whole United States RKP5637 Dec 2012 #64
We are now The Corporate States of America. 99Forever Dec 2012 #12
Is this going to be juvenile crap day? aquart Dec 2012 #15
Good bye. 99Forever Dec 2012 #25
We don't have governments but they're subservient? aquart Dec 2012 #13
I think I already understand that quite well! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #65
PS: Your point on logic is well taken! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #75
So... whaddaya gonna do about it? RevStPatrick Dec 2012 #14
Start with breaking them from our elected people TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #18
^ Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #32
I've often pondered and wondered the same, and realize I don't have the slightest idea how it RKP5637 Dec 2012 #45
Yeah it would be an absolutely brilliant move to chase all the corporations to Asia and China. dkf Dec 2012 #19
Who is saying chase the corporations to Asia and China? GitRDun Dec 2012 #36
Does it sound like the OP wants corporations here? dkf Dec 2012 #49
The OP wants corporations here. There is no difficulty with the corporate model if RKP5637 Dec 2012 #66
Do your "checks" enable a corporation to compete with corporations in other counties? dkf Dec 2012 #80
Of course, dfk. I'm not sure how you ever thought otherwise. In fact, I spent a RKP5637 Dec 2012 #81
It sounds like he is looking for something along the lines of balance. GitRDun Dec 2012 #82
If only we could have an election toby jo Dec 2012 #20
Quite well said, it's a transitional model and hopefully the really good congressmen will RKP5637 Dec 2012 #67
It has been a systematic Liberal1975 Dec 2012 #21
Yes, these cycles have occurred over and over, as the one we are going through now. Hopefully the RKP5637 Dec 2012 #68
Freedom Died DaveJ Dec 2012 #24
The only solution is that there need be SOME body / organization that can be powerful enough... AZ Progressive Dec 2012 #27
WAR against DEMOCRACY waged by the POLITICAL DONOR CLASS. CarmanK Dec 2012 #28
One good aspect is I do think more Americans are becoming more aware that they can not sit RKP5637 Dec 2012 #69
... progressoid Dec 2012 #29
This is scary considering it is 30 or so years ago.......... Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #30
Yep!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #70
If America stopped playing the game of capitalism... AZ Progressive Dec 2012 #31
Yep, money is the leverage they employ. Money talks and has power, the rest of us mostly talk. If RKP5637 Dec 2012 #71
As Earth has been become corporate. America has become it's middle managers. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #35
+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #72
United States (by Hasbro) fozzieferocious Dec 2012 #37
Sadly, I think your last sentence is unfortunately quite true ... they run not on facts but RKP5637 Dec 2012 #73
Companies are making money hand over fist but we're suffering. What is wrong here? Initech Dec 2012 #39
I guess it's just the ultimate fulfillment of the American Dream (for some). ... but not RKP5637 Dec 2012 #74
:Why not just skip the middlemen and elect boards of directors and CEOs. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #44
damn good idea. cut the middlemen, let us give our graft directly!! HiPointDem Dec 2012 #50
What??!! you want to impoverish all those who dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #78
Errr, You Mean Ralph Nader Iggy Dec 2012 #52
It "plays" just fine "around here" Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #54
... RKP5637 Dec 2012 #55
Hah hah! Iggy Dec 2012 #79
We allowed ourselves to get distracted by shinny things 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #76
Definitely!!! So many have said it so well in the past, and so many lessons learned in RKP5637 Dec 2012 #77
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