A Quote by Alex Pareene
American politicians are responsive almost solely to the interests and desires of their rich constituents and interest groups that primarily represent big business.
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The Supreme Court consistently favors organized money and the political privileges of the corporate class. We have a Senate that is more responsive to affluent constituents than to middle-class constituents, while the opinions of constituents in the bottom third of income distribution have no apparent effect at all on the Senate's roll call votes.
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