Watching Congress

Amazing! It appears there is little hope for the PLANET... let alone the middle class. BUT what is interesting is.. don't the wealthy think they have to breathe the same air and drink the same water as the rest of us? All there money isn't going to really help them in the long run is it...?
 

It's been an open secret, for years, that there is a "revolving door" between Congress and K Street. Deposed politicians generally go to work for one of the various major Lobby firms, and the Lobbyists are responsible for most of the legislation that is acted upon by Congress. If the truth were known, the Real Power in Washington lies in the hands of a couple thousand of the richest and most powerful people, and their Lobbyist representatives.
 
The Only solution I see is to vote Against All Incumbents....especially those who can only kowtow to the Party Line. The longer they stay in office, the more they come under the influence of the Oligarchy. If they are "flushed" out of office every 2 to 6 years, perhaps they will get the hint that they are being sent there to represent the people...and not just the privileged. There are any number of Internet sites which track a politicians voting record, and any of them who vote the Party Line more than 60 or 70% of the time are working against the wishes of our people...IMO. However, in order for our people to get smarter about just what is going on in Washington, we have to do some research to see just what these bozo's are Really doing.

One of the better sites to monitor a politicians voting record is VoteSmart.org.
 
But with big money controlling what the voting constituency sees and hears, that's hard to do. Many folks don't pay attention to voting records or even who is in office until a few weeks before the election. They then depend on the 30 second sound bites to form an opinion. The candidate who has the most time bought and paid for by his PAC wins....
 
That's right...most of our population dwells upon the most obnoxious Attack Ads to determine how they will vote. As such, we are getting government that is representing those who can "brainwash" the most people. Things will Only change when the people are willing to devote some time to learning the facts for themselves. However, we probably shouldn't hold our breath waiting for That to happen. By the time most people finally wake up, we will be well on the way to becoming a 2 class society....the Filthy Rich, and the Peon's.
 
[h=1]House quietly passes tax exemption for megadonors[/h]Source: Politico

The House on Wednesday with little fanfare passed legislation that would protect major donors like the Koch brothers and Tom Steyer from having to pay gift taxes on huge donations to secret money political groups.

The legislation, which now heads to the Senate, is seen by fundraising operatives as removing one of the few remaining potential obstacles to unfettered big-money spending by nonprofit groups registered under a section of the Tax Code — 501(c) — that allows them to shield their donors’ identities.

Critics decry such groups as corrupting, but they have played an increasingly prominent role in recent elections, and they’re expected to spend huge sums in 2016 and, while fundraising operatives say most donors do not pay taxes on their donations to so-called 501(c) groups, the law is somewhat ambiguous on whether gift taxes could be assessed. That’s left donors fearing that such gifts could bring scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service — which, in fact, has launched probes of major groups’ donors in recent years to determine whether they improperly avoided paying gift taxes.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/...-cut-for-megadonors-117067.html#ixzz3XXfTzlep

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/...es-tax-cut-for-megadonors-117067.html?ml=m_po
 
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Don't you just love it? And some of the most ripped off by the teaparty, vote for them.. It's almost like them say "Beat me! Stomp on me! I wanna hurt more!!
 

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