Robert ReichThe NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on...
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
nedhamson@rbreich partly but voters and those who don’t bother to vote give their power away - if you want better government … take it with your vote!
Mad Dog Ace Run@nedhamson
You never listened to George Carlin have you? The problem is not that people don't vote. The problem is that the system is so corrupt and run by money that our choices are terrible. I actually applaud those who do not vote. Especially in a presidential election where a person's vote may not even count.
You never listened to George Carlin have you? The problem is not that people don't vote. The problem is that the system is so corrupt and run by money that our choices are terrible. I actually applaud those who do not vote. Especially in a presidential election where a person's vote may not even count.
@Bringiton I have fallowed Carlin for years when he was with us and saw one of his shows. The people who don’t vote elect people like Trump by not voting.
@nedhamson
That is actually not true.
Donnie was only "elected" because of the "electoral college". He lost to Hillary by some 3 million votes, which were then ignored so that they could declare him the winner.
If the voice of the people actually mattered then Donnie would have never been in office. We need to change how we vote for president. We no longer have slavery so why do we have rules for voting for a president that came from slavery times?
@Bringiton Electoral College is an anchor around our necks for sure. If there had been more votes for Clinton in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Florida, Trump would have never been elected - meaning that if a good number of those who did not bother to vote in those states had voted... It would have been President Clinton.
@nedhamson
So it only matters what certain people in certain states do. That is a corrupt system. I have not voted in the presidential election once in the past twenty years and not once has my vote mattered at all. One person should equal one vote and where you live should not matter. Also why should my vote be tied to others in my state? The EC is racist since it favors rural white voters over minorities who live in cities. I will not be voting for president in 2024 and it won't matter again.
So it only matters what certain people in certain states do. That is a corrupt system. I have not voted in the presidential election once in the past twenty years and not once has my vote mattered at all. One person should equal one vote and where you live should not matter. Also why should my vote be tied to others in my state? The EC is racist since it favors rural white voters over minorities who live in cities. I will not be voting for president in 2024 and it won't matter again.
Cynthia Morse Linton@Bringiton @nedhamson I agree that the EC is by its nature racist and should be removed. And I can’t tell people that voting is or is not the way to go…in the past. But in local and state votes, the differences are getting smaller and smaller. Your vote does count there, even if you lose. As for the federal, I get it. But my vote is my one voice and I will be damned if they will take that one voice from me.