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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The government aren't the rich. The rich buy and use government like pawns.

[–] Chr0nos1 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So all the millionaires in Congress aren't rich? Damn.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Not enough to be pulling the strings. The difference between a millionaire and a Billionaire is about a billion dollars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tax them. The US Treasury and the Fed isn't the piggy bank of politicians the way you seem to think it is.

[–] Chr0nos1 -2 points 10 months ago

So they don't give out billions to friends and donors, who then give them money to influence them?