Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Says Ultrawealthy Don't Have Enough Influence Over Politics; Claims We're Drifting Toward a Soviet Economy

Lisa Lisa

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Mar 12, 2012, 3:42:10 PM3/12/12

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What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
and he's s Romney donor:

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-romney-backer-ultrawealthy-have-an-insufficient-influence-over-politics/?mobile=nc

DCI

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Mar 14, 2012, 12:35:31 AM3/14/12

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On Mar 12, 12:42 pm, Lisa Lisa <harryharr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
> and he's s Romney donor:
>

> http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-romne...

Lisa,

What he said about the ultrawealthy having insufficient influence.
How does he explain billionaires like George Sorros? Makes me wonder
what this Griffen guy has on his mind.

DCI

Phlip

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Mar 14, 2012, 12:37:14 AM3/14/12

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On Mar 13, 9:35 pm, DCI <50b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 12, 12:42 pm, Lisa Lisa <harryharr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
> > and he's s Romney donor:
>
> >http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-romne...
>
> Lisa,
>
> What he said about the ultrawealthy having insufficient influence.
> How does he explain billionaires like George Sorros?

He apparently didn't attend to the same bullshit channels as you.

Old Pif

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Mar 14, 2012, 8:01:36 AM3/14/12

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On Mar 12, 3:42 pm, Lisa Lisa <harryharr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
> and he's s Romney donor:
>

> http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-romne...

The way I read it is that the UltraRich have less influence than they
want.

Human nature ... alas ... never satisfied ...

Lisa Lisa

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Mar 14, 2012, 8:44:02 AM3/14/12

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On Mar 14, 12:35 am, DCI <50b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 12, 12:42 pm, Lisa Lisa <harryharr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
> > and he's s Romney donor:
>
> >http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-romne...
>
> Lisa,
>
> What he said about the ultrawealthy having insufficient influence.
> How does he explain billionaires like George Sorros?

Or any of them. The Koch brothers have a LONG history of meddling in
politics, though it looks like their stable boy, Scott Walker, might
be recalled. They aren't too happy about it. They're taking it
personally, too.

> Makes me wonder
> what this Griffen guy has on his mind.

They want to shift taxation to the help. You know, "The Help," as in
average Americans. Like us. The ones who actually work for a living,
and fight in their pointless wars, and then come back to nothing.

They've taken most. Now they want to take all. Overreach much? Yep,
and there's a shitstorm coming. Wait til "The Help" gets a good look
at Romney.

> DCI

Lisa Lisa

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Mar 14, 2012, 8:45:31 AM3/14/12

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True, but this is supposed to be a DEMOCRACY.

Lisa

Bret Cahill

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Mar 14, 2012, 10:03:17 AM3/14/12

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> > What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
> > and he's s Romney donor:
>
> >http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-romne...
>
> The way I read it is that the UltraRich have less influence than they
> want.

That's part of it but there's another factor:

However consciously or unconsciously their minions in the 0.00001%
media spend so much time acting in the interests of the rich, i.e.,
Jerry Springerizing the political debate off disparity of wealth, the
0.0000001% aren't aware of their influence.

They think everything is normal when MSM publishers, broadcasters,
Madison Ave.and Hollywood are performing fellatio on the rich.

Bret Cahill

Bret Cahill

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Mar 14, 2012, 10:10:46 AM3/14/12

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> > > What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
> > > and he's s Romney donor:
>
> > >http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-romne...
>
> > The way I read it is that the UltraRich have less influence than they
> > want.
>
> > Human nature ... alas ... never satisfied ...
>
> True, but this is supposed to be a DEMOCRACY.

It's easy to disable popular control of all national economic policy
as clearly stated in the plain language of Art. I, Sec. 8 of the U. S.
Constitution. Just pay your minions in the 0.0001% media to Jerry
Springerize the political debate off disparity of wealth. Pay your
shills to gush hype culture wars, i.e, third trimester abortions, gay
this gay that, "the imPOOORtant flag burner issue, 9/11 changed
EEEEERYthing," etc.

Bret Cahill

"The poor rule in a democracy."

-- Tocqueville

DCI

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Mar 15, 2012, 4:48:46 PM3/15/12

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A democratic republic.

DCI

2915 Dead

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Mar 15, 2012, 6:26:55 PM3/15/12

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Yes. Where the people are sovereign.

--
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution
inevitable” -JFK

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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution
inevitable” -JFK

Steve

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Mar 15, 2012, 6:35:43 PM3/15/12

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On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:26:55 +0000 (UTC), 2915 Dead <de...@gone.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:48:46 -0700, DCI wrote:
>
>> On Mar 14, 5:45 am, Lisa Lisa <harryharr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On Mar 14, 8:01 am, Old Pif <old...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > On Mar 12, 3:42 pm, Lisa Lisa <harryharr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > > What can I say, except that this man probably belongs in jail. Oh,
>>> > > and he's s Romney donor:
>>>
>>> > >http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/10/442067/billionaire-
>romne...
>>>
>>> > The way I read it is that the UltraRich have less influence than they
>>> > want.
>>>
>>> > Human nature ... alas ... never satisfied ...
>>>
>>> True, but this is supposed to be a DEMOCRACY.
>>>
>>> Lisa
>>
>> A democratic republic.
>>
>> DCI
>
>Yes. Where the people are sovereign.
>
>
>

Except for you, Porky.. You can go to jail for going anywhere a
voting booth in the USA...

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"I can just as easily vote once now--in my local Congressional race"
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[...] if we decide elections by square miles, my vote is worth
200 Los Angeles votes.
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Legal resident aliens aren't allowed to vote, Jamieson.
Why were you lying and pretending to be a citizen?