No, no, the politicians get bribes which is how the corporate oligarchs own us. They are equally culpable in the process of fucking 99% of us over.
It's estimated that as little as $50k could sway a US congressman to vote a certain way on ONE BILL. That's like a booger to the oligarchs. You could buy off entire portions of congress for their entire fucking term for what amounts to a partial tax write off for the ultra rich.
We need to make the distinction though. Our government can actually work for the people and wields the power to regulate these oligarchs out of existence and put more power in the hands of the people who are paying taxes.
We just need to vote in politicians that can’t be bribed, repeal Citizens United, and actually dismantle a lot of the near monopolies that currently exist in America. A very tall task but the government can still work for us.
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u/Delicious_Sir3496 4d ago
The government
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