Matt Bors for April 16, 2014
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New Cellmate Prisoner #1: So what are you in for? Prisoner #2: Mortgage fraud, financial scams. My bank ruined the lives of thousands of people. Prisoner #2: Marriages dissolved, careers ended, suicides were committed. All because of me. Prisoner #2: Just kidding. I stole a Dr. Pepper.
Well, I doubt if the Black guy would be there for stealing a Dr Pepper, he probably was caught with a joint and is doing 20 years. But, I doubt even more seriously that a couple thousand destroyed lives is going to put a banker away for 20 minutes. And,that’s the way it’s going to be as long as the laws are written by people who owe their jobs to the rich. But it’s not that hard to stop them. We are the 99%—- that means we have the votes to elect people who will actually represent middle class workers and provide a safety net for those who are trying to get into the middle class. We all need to know who is supporting the candidates. That is who they will be working for. They have no choice if they want to stay in office. You have to do the bidding of whoever who is paying your way, just the same as we all do in our jobs. So, before going to vote, look it up on the internet. Open Secrets is a good site, but there are plenty.
If the candidate is getting their money from small donors or from unions, they are going to be working for middle class working people. If their donations are from corporationsor from 1%ers, don’t figure they are going to go against them and do anything for the middle class.It would be political suicide.