The Senators, the members of the Congress, the President – these are all very rich people. They don’t even remember what it is like to live the way you and I do – saving for a vacation, trying not to get too far into debt, putting off opening the credit card statement until we have the energy to face it. Whatever happens to the economy, they personally will not suffer. This is why they keep toying with the possibility of a new global crisis so easily.
Those jerks.
Clarissa's Blog 
Yet another reason why class barriers to entry into the democratic process are an abomination for society.
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We have a similar problem in Australia, although at a lesser level, where the new rightwing government has almost made the government disappear from the mainstream media. Of course they are planning to take from the poor and give to the rich.
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