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SalamanderSleeps

(689 posts)
7. Corporations hide bad behavior in election seasons.
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 11:32 AM
Nov 2022

Our now, never ending, election seasons allow corporations to do bad behavior, especially price gouging.

Neither a challenger or an incumbent want to anger corporate interests, lest those corporate interests decide not to contribute to them, or worse contribute to their competitor.

Corporations are free to do as they like as long as politicians are dependent on them.


Thank you Citizens United.

Thank you "Roberts" Supreme Court.


Only in the United States are corporations considered to be people. Mitt Said so.

These corporate super-citizens, and the folks that run them, are laughing their asses off.


It's time to correct Mitch McConnell's manipulations and blunt the effects of the Federalist Society mafia by expanding the Supreme Court.


Fair should be fair. We've had 9 justices since 1869 when our population was just under 39 million. In 2022 we have about 333 million people.

Maybe, the Supreme Court is merely overworked and not hopelessly corrupt? Maybe they just need some more honest help?


Regardless, 13 justices would be a good place to start reforms.

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