I sure hope the Democrats find a way to get $ Billionaires money out of Politics.
son of witless wrote:
" Can you splain to me how you aren't being hypocritical for claiming money is speech and then complaining when someone you disagree with talks really loud? "
I keep going back onto my old posts and I keep looking for where I said that " money is speech ". You keep harping on that and my memory just keeps on telling me that I did not say that.
Ok....I get that. You did not say 'money is speech'. But we are not debating in a vacuum and Citizens United is the operative rule. Why worry about Democrat billionaires, and imply that Dems are hypocrites?
If you are against billionaires of all stripes being automatically qualified to run for president because they can self finance....I'm with you. Can't really stop them running (as they have that right), but we can acknowledge that being wealthy is not, in itself, a qualification, whether Democrat or Republican.
working class stiff wrote:
Ok....I get that. You did not say 'money is speech'. But we are not debating in a vacuum and Citizens United is the operative rule. Why worry about Democrat billionaires, and imply that Dems are hypocrites?
If you are against billionaires of all stripes being automatically qualified to run for president because they can self finance....I'm with you. Can't really stop them running (as they have that right), but we can acknowledge that being wealthy is not, in itself, a qualification, whether Democrat or Republican.
Ok....I get that. You did not say 'money is speec... (
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I am not trying to stop Billionaires from running for office and I am not trying to say they cannot use their money in politics. While I am unhappy with Steyer, Bezos, and Soros I recognize they can do with their money anything they want. I rant against them personally, but I do not rant against the rich in general.
Now your side are nothing but hypocrites. They have always preached class envy. 'If your life sucks, it is because some rich guy has more than you, and if you v**e for Democrats, they will play Robbin Hood and take the rich guy's money through taxes and give it to you.' That is the message. Okay fine. It is stupid and destructive, but okay fine. However, as I have pointed out Democrats only h**e certain rich guys. If the rich guys are on their side, they love them. And of course the GOOD RICH GUYS will be taken care of through tax loopholes, and taxpayer giveaways like Obama's G***n E****y programs.
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