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Old 08-18-2014, 04:14 PM
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The least effective congress ever, with a lower approval rating than head lice are rich. These are the guys that have tried to repeal ObamaCare 40 times and even failed at that.
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The reason they can't repeal obamacare is gridlock is a feature designed into the system. The Democrats won't have it, and they control the Senate, so no repeal. That most of congress is millionaires is no real news. They're all rich, and power-hungry. They have to be, or they wouldn't want the job.



Stated another way, you don't want the people who run for the job, to have the job. A random selection from the phone book would be a better selection.
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Most are millionaires because there's no way you could ever get elected on campaign donations alone.
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Most politicians get hand outs from corporations too for doing things that will benefit the corps. There's a ton of corruption out there.
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Wait! So you're telling me that rich aristocrats are rich?

Stop the f*cking presses




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