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OftenBen  ·  3878 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: List of House members who were paid to oppose Net Neutrality

You have to change your frame of reference.

You are a Senator, I'm a lobbyist. We both want the same thing right? More protection against those evil hackers, a more secure internet, (No more of those 'trolls' making a mess of your attempts at internet-advertising), and of course the unspoken desire for more profit. So let's go out to lunch and talk about these things, weekly. No no, I got the bill, don't worry about it.

Senator, you really seem like you know what's going on, my firm would like to make a small donation to make sure that straight shooters like you don't have to worry about funding your next campaign. (It's what, 2 years away? 4? Coming up anyway) Thanks so much for coming out with me, I'll see you again next week, tee time is at 1.





rob05c  ·  3878 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    You are a Senator, I'm a lobbyist. We both want the same thing right?

The problem with this situation, is that corporations are not people. They are representatives for their owners, the wealthy. A government in which corporations vote is not a Democracy, it is a Plutocracy.

Unfortunately, the Supreme Court disagrees.

OftenBen  ·  3878 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm not saying it's a good thing, I'm saying that's how it happens. Every good villain is the hero of his own story.