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closeupready

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8. Flyover states have a disproportionate amount of Congressional power,
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:43 PM
Oct 2012

in terms of the fact that each state gets only two representatives in the Senate, i.e., in the Senate, an official elected to represent Wyoming has as much power as an official elected to represent California. Thus, if you have big money, you get more bang for your buck by buying off a Senator from a sparsely populated state than one from a highly popular state.

Read "What's the Matter with Kansas?" for more info.

What is your question? DURHAM D Oct 2012 #1
Countries like Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland seem to have capitalism working pretty well. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #2
Exactly Risen Demon Oct 2012 #7
One theory why: no_hypocrisy Oct 2012 #3
Key word in your post is "Crony" IMO Puzzledtraveller Oct 2012 #4
People assume that when it comes down to THEIR job/family/community, everyone will say "ENOUGH!" Romulox Oct 2012 #5
It's like any paradigm. JNelson6563 Oct 2012 #6
Flyover states have a disproportionate amount of Congressional power, closeupready Oct 2012 #8
Thanks Risen Demon Oct 2012 #10
First, neither Capitalism nor Socialism are one type of fish... Agnosticsherbet Oct 2012 #9
The problem finally comes down to inherited wealth. As long as ANYONE can inherit a BILLION Vincardog Oct 2012 #11
FDR was regulating Communism, not Capitalism leftstreet Oct 2012 #13
Because the alternatives are worse? AngryAmish Oct 2012 #12
That attitude evolved through history, IMO Jessy169 Oct 2012 #14
And we can either learn from our mistakes Risen Demon Oct 2012 #16
Most Americans are totally ignorant about how socialism works in Western European CTyankee Oct 2012 #15
HA! Risen Demon Oct 2012 #17
They think we have the best health care in the world. They don't know how we're ranked CTyankee Oct 2012 #20
The system is diseased at the root. We the People need to replace it. Zorra Oct 2012 #18
I am part of a huge family, so I know some of these people personally. There is a lot that begins, patrice Oct 2012 #19
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