• CableMonster@lemmy.ml
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    10 days ago

    Many of them work for the rich, some of them have integrity, but most are just in it for their own power and benefit.

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      10 days ago

      You could argue that, but are these personal benefits not just checks from lobbyists? And does this power not come largely from the leverage they gain expanding their influence in order to justify bigger checks?

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        9 days ago

        I think we agree, and the only solution that I see as workable is to greatly reduce the power of the government on all levels.

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              9 days ago

              Yes the part about reducing government size. You have project 2025 that wants to get rid of the EPA and the Department of Education. Do the billionaires support this project because they have integrity or because it’s good for their bottom line?