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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWow, scary figure from Maddow ...
.000063% of American citizens have given 80% of the money received so far by Super-PACs. I believe (may be wrong) she said that amounted to 193 people.
Forget 1%. Hello, government of the ... 0.000063%?
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Wow, scary figure from Maddow ... (Original Post)
Akoto
Jul 2012
OP
Apparently the Supremes have decided that their right to amplify their "free speech" trumps
salin
Jul 2012
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salin
(48,955 posts)1. Apparently the Supremes have decided that their right to amplify their "free speech" trumps
the voices and importance/influence of the other 99.9904% of the population. Welcome to the Plutocracy.
DLnyc
(2,479 posts)2. Well put, but in the interest of precision,
100% - .000063% = 99.999937%
Or, roughly speaking, pretty much everyone you know, have known or will ever know.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)3. We must work to overturn Citizens United. And not stop until it's done. They think pro-lifers have
resolve? You ain't seen nuthin' yet.
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)4. 1% was always a rounded up figure, obviously, for slogan purposes.
I always said "the .1%" myself.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)5. On the contrary
I think Rachel has a very NICE figure...
rocktivity