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Toles: "The Only Vote That Really Counts" (Original Post)
kpete
Jun 2012
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jimlup
(7,968 posts)1. I love Toles simple observations ...
They are so apt.
skydive forever
(445 posts)2. As proven yesterday in Wisconson
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)3. That about sums it up.
Nothing speaks louder in America than money. Every buck put in, every hour worked, every thing bought that supports Wall St only leads to more of the same.
It operates without honor. It cannot be trusted, it cannot be reasoned with, it cannot feel empathy, it knows no shame, it will not change. It will stop at nothing until nothing is all that is left.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)4. 88-percent of the money = 53-percent of the vote in Wisconsin.
Scott Walker Spent 88% of the Money to Get 53% of the Vote
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/06-0
Edit: 53-percent. My mistaken memory.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)5. Bush tax cuts at work