Comments on: How To Take Our Democracy Back from the Corporations https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/ MoveOn is a community of millions of Americans from all walks of life who use innovative technology to lead, participate in, and win campaigns for progressive change. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Eric Smith https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-5267 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:14:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-5267 I feel sorry for anyone who buys into this shit. Republicans and Democrats are so dumb and naive its almost laughable. Join a real party that wants to actually do good for the people, not push an agenda: LIBERTARIANS

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4826 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:36:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4826 In reply to Anonymous.

who is paying you to shill for the robber barons?

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4825 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:34:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4825 In reply to catsrus.

‘we are dependent upon corporations for our good lives’nthis is the same argument once made by anti-abolitionists,n’without their benevolent masters, what would the poor slaves do?’

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By: catsrus https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4703 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:23:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4703 In reply to Aaron.

well, you help make the point that the video is baloney. Corporations are indeed not people, but they are ran by people. People people people, unlike the video, who portrays them as “machines”.nnand just like most democrat media sheep…they are lost on the concept of “corporations”. Tell the whole story. The “profits” go to stockholders who pay taxes on those profits. If corporations try to skirt getting taxed, its so the money doesnt get taxed twice. Would you like to get taxed twice? 36% off your pay, and than another 36% when you cash your check….nnThe feds got PLENTY of money off the profits of that corporation.

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By: catsrus https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4702 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:21:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4702 In reply to Aaron.

why only 9? because states dont want a WI fiasco in their back yard.

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By: catsrus https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4701 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:19:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4701 In reply to rich.

“right wing nuts” founded this country. If you want the US to go back to its roots, then you’re going to have to go back to class and learn that this country was founded on conservative ideas. The corporations give this country its wealth and power. The corporations give you jobs and money.Do you drive a car? own a house? have a job? wear shoes? have a computer? what would your lifestyle be like if the big bad corps didnt exist? Not to great I’d imagine.

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By: catsrus https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4697 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:12:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4697 In reply to J. Michael.

you do realize that a democrat president forced banks to make bad loans with the promise that the government would bail them out if it didn’t work out. Literally forced…as in ..if they wants to keep their deposit bank status they had to make bad loans to lower income people. Did they want to? No. The government forced them to, and for that they are called greedy thugs.nnFunny how you demos always blame the republicans for a democratic imposed financial disaster. nnAlso, the top 2% pay WAY more than their share of the government expenses. MOST of the federal government is ran on the rich’s money. The rich pay a higher percentage of their income, than anyone else. 36% is the tax cap, which you demos like to call a “cut”. A “cut” because people have the sense to know better than to take up to 70% of a persons income? They are still paying way more than their share. If the top 2% of the income earners left the US, the government would literally collapse. Then who would you whine to? Do you think this money is just going to magically fall into your pocket? Do you ridiculously think that some how this money was “stolen” from you? Good Grief.

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By: catsrus https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4691 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:05:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4691 this film in a nutshell: “You people are too stupid to make informed decisions on candidates yourselves, so you need to protest ads that go against democratic candidates, so that we can brainwash you into voting for our candidates. Star power is how you vote, not public verifiable records!” You sheep should be insulted!!nnI didn’t see that video protesting the mafia ran union donations to the democrats! nnSeriously, if I saw a republican cartoon ad of this nature directed to me, I’d be throughly insulted that they’d think I was too stupid to make informed decisions on my own, regardless of the advertisements. Seriously, you people need to move up a notch on the intellectual ladder.

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4570 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:56:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4570 Unions do the same thing.

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4544 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:10:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4544 In reply to Anonymous.

Well said! Thank you.

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4543 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:02:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4543 In reply to Ed Hall.

YOUR country? Conservative, white men founded this country.

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4540 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4540 In reply to J. Michael.

Why are people SO concerned for other people’s finances. I mean honestly, how does it affect you that people make millions? Instead of whining, go make some money!

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4539 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:57:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4539 In reply to Aaron.

No body is lying! Is it all you have is to blame FNC? Wouldn’t you just LOVE for the government to be so powerful to shut down the #1 news channel in the country. Get rid of the competition. Go to France!

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4537 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:49:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4537 Wouldn’t Unions be the same thing. FORCED dues support political candidates. So if you are a conservative and were FORCED to join a union as terms of employment, your FORCED dues would go to a candidate you DON’T support. Throw me a bone here!

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4536 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:48:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4536 In reply to Anonymous.

Amen to that!

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4535 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:45:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4535 You’ve got to be kidding me!

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4534 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:45:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4534 You’ve GOT to be kidding me!

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4360 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:47:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4360 First the US is not a demoracy its a republic there is a big diffrence and if you look it up you wont want a democracy. The banking “system” is the biggest problem check out “the secret of oz” on youtube. The first thing we need to do is solve that by ending the federal reserve that will take our money away from the bankers we all hate. After that it gets way easier. Next we defund a majority of the defense budget this will take our money away from the largest most powerful corporations on the planet like loockheed martin and others. Once that is done the people will then have control of their own destiny and not before.

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4353 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:44:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4353 In reply to Aaron.

Aaron dear,rnThe Chairman of the Board of a corporation is elected by the shareholdersrn(owners) of the corporation. Therefore, you are wrong. A corporation is notrna monarchy. After that mistake, you are right. Only individuals shouldrncontribute to candidates. This will happen when the federal government isrnrun like the constitution proscribed. Join the TeaParty and let’s get backrnto a federal government that does the job it was designed to do an no more.rnWelcome to freedom and citizenship.rnYours,rnNavymum

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By: Anonymous https://front.moveon.org/how-to-take-our-democracy-back-from-the-corporations/#comment-4276 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:44:00 +0000 http://front.moveon.org/?p=1161#comment-4276 deleted.

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