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Akoto

(4,267 posts)
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 09:41 PM Jul 2012

Wow, 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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salin

(48,955 posts)
1. Apparently the Supremes have decided that their right to amplify their "free speech" trumps
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 09:44 PM
Jul 2012

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,
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 10:34 PM
Jul 2012

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
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 10:36 PM
Jul 2012

resolve? You ain't seen nuthin' yet.

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