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bucolic_frolic

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4. The influence of money in Congress was pretty well established by the mid 1800s

Reply to Irish_Dem (Original post)

Wed May 14, 2025, 07:17 AM

May 2025

The banking system war fought under President Jackson, war provisioning, the election of Lincoln. Money controlled things. 1870-1932 were lean years for Democrats. Business and manufacture controlled politics.

Influence has gone global and our politics are sick. Not just nationally, but often locally too.

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