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	<title>Comments on: Photo: Locals protest corporate influence on government</title>
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		<title>By: Bill Weiss</title>
		<link>http://rockrivertimes.com/2013/01/23/photo-locals-protest-corporate-influence-on-government/comment-page-1/#comment-8088</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Weiss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Eliminating the influence of big money on elections should be a non-partisan pursuit.

Upset about the level of taxation, then get on board this initiative!  It is big money advocating big spending though the purchase of legislation that has led to theballooning cost of government.  It&#039;s not so much how much we&#039;re being taxed but on what our tax dollars are being spent.

A military contractor, for example, can now donate (via a super PAC) $10-million to help a politician with the promise that said politician will support the building of the new wiz-bang aircraft the manufacture has in mind, and when that politician wins a multi-billion dollar contract is awarded and we have further bloated the military budget.

The same can happen with any industry.

Now, of we take away the ability of big business and rich individuals from donating unlimited sums (basically, legalized bribes) we take away leverage that buys government contracts and thereby arrest the upward spending spiral.

This is an everybody initiative, or should be.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eliminating the influence of big money on elections should be a non-partisan pursuit.</p>
<p>Upset about the level of taxation, then get on board this initiative!  It is big money advocating big spending though the purchase of legislation that has led to theballooning cost of government.  It&#8217;s not so much how much we&#8217;re being taxed but on what our tax dollars are being spent.</p>
<p>A military contractor, for example, can now donate (via a super PAC) $10-million to help a politician with the promise that said politician will support the building of the new wiz-bang aircraft the manufacture has in mind, and when that politician wins a multi-billion dollar contract is awarded and we have further bloated the military budget.</p>
<p>The same can happen with any industry.</p>
<p>Now, of we take away the ability of big business and rich individuals from donating unlimited sums (basically, legalized bribes) we take away leverage that buys government contracts and thereby arrest the upward spending spiral.</p>
<p>This is an everybody initiative, or should be.</p>
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