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Buying of the President

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Bollocks!

They are both psychological disorders and require treatment.

Which Donald Dork seems not to understand - he and his ilk were taught that "money means everything"!

Which has warped America's pluralist democracy.



Revolution yes, but the US does not need another one.

It needs "evolution" to a plane where muney-muney-muney and upper income taxation are not the breeders of a Billionaire Class that spends its undeserved fortune upon manipulating the popular-vote to elect idiots like Donald Dork to maintain the status-quo.

Donald Dork lost the popular-vote. He is an illegitimate PotUS. When the hell are we going to understand that simple fact ... !?!

Trump is the man of the people because he won under the rules we the people set up.

We do not play under your imaginary rules.
 
Trump is the man of the people because he won under the rules we the people set up.

We do not play under your imaginary rules.

You are hallucinating.

Never mind. Any further discussion would be useless ...
 
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Why did Donald Dork reduce yet again Income Taxation - which has become a "fad" of Replicant presidents? The above caption shows why.

Money works in politics. The question that most intrigues is, "But, why?"

The traditional answer is that money is crucial to buy TV-time. So, that's what's happening?

We are "selling" politicians like soap-detergent where they all "wash whiter than white"?

There is an element of truth in that answer. As a nation, we seem to be sooooo hooked to the BoobTube that the real "boob" becomes ourselves. What twits we are to believe that TV commercials can convey sufficient information upon which a vote as important as a PotUS or even a member of Congress.

The real truths, like that quoted above, are not on TV. We know who owns those information channels and why. Who owns Fox News? An Australian who became an American and then flew off to Britain to become a Brit, and now owns a news-colossus perpetually applied to manipulating elections on both continents.

When in fact news outlets of any kind should remain perfectly neutral - neither Left nor Right, but in the Center. But in America, where Muney-Means-Everything, one can be assured that there is no election that is not money-centered. It is that important to get-the-message-out that will get a candidate elected - and a twenty-second commercial is more than enough necessary time. Really? Wow!

What a shame. Where's the debate? We Yanks don't like debate! Just "get it done" and move on.

Yes, well that is also the sort of political system we have. It's all about the money, and rarely about "Hey, where the hell are we going as a nation ... ?!?"

If you look at the 2016 presidential campaign, between Trump and Hillary, Hillary had the most money. The Clinton campaign raised $1.191 Billion, which was less than Obama raised in 2012. the Trump campaign raised $647Million and he still won. Money is needed, however, Trump demonstrated that money alone, is not the answer.

The overreaction to Trump getting even more money, is connected to the business projections of the media, ad agencies, advertisers, lobbyist and to all the overpaid Washington strategists, who make a windfall during each election cycle. Trump set a dangerous precedent of less money to win.

The fear now on the left is, what would happen if Trump raised the same money as the Democrats; say $1.2billion in 2020, plus, Trump gets to use his celebrity, personal charisma and a good economy for his reelection? The fear of the left and main stream news, is this would be a disaster in terms of Democrat donors, betting large sums of money on a Democrat. They need to limit Trump to half or less money, to make it competitive so donors pony up.

There is way too much money in the election process. The negative result of too much money for TV and internet propaganda, manipulation and mud slinging, are the people who get elected, are the best actors, entertainers and bull crap artists but not the most qualified for the job. The reason so many things get kicked down the road in Washington, is because Washington has too many actors in office, and not enough statesmen.

I like the idea of a National Election Bee. This will make good TV and internet, so no donor money would be needed by the candidates. It will be broadcast for free, since TV time will pay for itself with advertisers.

An Election Bee could begin at the city level, with a competition in each city (or town), throughout the country. Anyone, who meets the basic qualifications, can run and debate in their home city tournament. This would be awesome. The winner of the city level contests will then meet in the county championships.

The city winners, going to their Counties, will be prepped by their former city tournament competitors. This will broaden their views and if they win the counties, this will brings honor to their entire city. So ,the city works together to prep their champion. The winner of the Country level, then competes in the State Championships, prepped by their county mates from all sides. The winners then go to the national regionals, and then the national semifinals, and then to the final two; road to the final two.

By then, the final two Presidential candidates are very well educated, very well seasoned and their views reflect the will of all the people. Donors are not needed.
 
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Those at the top grab ever more wealth and powe,r feeding their Joneses until their actions make life so untenable for the masses they force them to stop.

This is the basis of every single revolution ever.

Agreed. Which is why their excessive gains should be taxed away.

I suggest a maximum salary of $10M taxed in a progressive fashion up to that sum - and beyond $10M the percentage should be 99%. (The 1% to assure that they know that the law obliges them to report their total income revenues or they go to jail.)

And to assure that a lifetime of "financial incentivized" millionaires does not become inherited, the Death Tax should be very, very high - close to 100%. (Of course, some will try to hide the inheritance. Just more work for the IRS.)

This muney-muney-muney fixation has got to stop. And impressing crowds by getting out of your Rolls is child's play.

Far more so, is teaching our kids what the meaning of Income Fairness is. This subject is a cornerstone in any effort to raise taxation in the US.

Earning more money is not a bad incentive. It induces people towards excellence. (Or as excellent as they can get.) Which is goodness.

The mistake we have made is in thinking that reducing taxation somehow accelerates innovation. Mankind has been innovative nascently since way before the stoneage and needs not much financial incentive. The Bill Gates' will be there whether their Net Worth is $10Million or $10Billion ...
 
Um, its you guys on the left who demand a sprawling, ever expanding state apparatus that feeds of the labor of its citizens. You create this monster then complain that its hungry.

The sprawling state apparatus that should interest you is the one that costs about half the total Discretionary Budget - it's called the DoD:
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Shall we exchange now about pissing money down a dark hole ... ?
 
Trump has Mercer, the Democrats have Soros. :shrug: It's all about the money on BOTH sides.

Soros funds mostly in Europe.

Still, it is interesting in seeing the breakdown of "which party is getting most from where" here.

Of course, the Replicants get most in most cases ...
 
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