Category Archives: Corporate Intrusion

Is corporate power being protected to avoid criminal prosecution? Are political campaign funds coming mostly from large corporations and very rich benefactors? Is the government awarding contracts to those corporations that helped during the campaign without using normal government contracting guidelines? Are most of the lobbyists at the seat of the government funded by the corporations and rich benefactors? Are the ears of government leaders going to the highest bidder? When will the Cabinet be expanded to include the Department of Business? Will the requirements for the Cabinet be expanded to include a masters in Business Administration? How far is too far?

Corporate intrusion is the erosion of representative governance through the massive funding from the ONE% (Citizens United) to elect their preferred representatives, vast numbers of corporate lobbyists to deliver daily corporate demands to their representatives, and predatory privatization of, among other public resources, our public education system.

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Bad Deeds for 8-12-2010

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republicans Destroyed U.S. Economy According to Ronald Reagan’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget – David Stockman was director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan. Following are excerpts from an opinion piece … Continue reading →

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2010 Midterms – Are We Going to Continue Our National Legalized Trickle-up Ponzi Scheme?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Andy Hailey

This posting was inspired by an article at Rational Revolution. It takes another look at the disproportionate shift in income to the mega and ultra rich, the disproportionate tax breaks for the mega and ultra rich, and the creation of … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.rationalrevolution.net/articles/recession_cause.htm" target="_blank" title="By - March 30, 2010">How Reagan Sowed the Seeds of America's Demise</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/706/middle-class-poll" target="_blank" title="Fewer Americans now than at any time in the past half century believe they're moving forward">Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life</a>, <a href="http://www.comstockfunds.com/files/NLPP00000%5C177.pdf" target="_blank" title="Household Debt as a % of GDP">Our disposable income has also not kept pace with our expenses</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/the-middle-class-how-we-g_b_677343.html" target="_blank" title="If the middle class in the US continues to whither away ...">The Middle Class: How We Got One and Why We Need to Keep It</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/decline-of-the-middle-cla_b_675022.html" target="_blank" title="And so it goes, leaving the nation with a Frankenstein system whose core objective of governance has become self preservation of power and personal influence">Decline of the Middle Class as Metaphor for the Decline of America</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/09/third-world-america-11-bo_n_672280.html" target="_blank" title="One of the characteristics of a third world country is that there is no middle class.">11 Books Predicting The Collapse Of The Middle Class</a>
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Bad Deeds for 8-10-2010

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Conservative Says Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is a Liberal Plot – The Theory of Relativity was Albert Einstein’s formulation in the early 20th century that gave rise to the famous theorem that E=mc2. But if you’re a conservative, like … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-6-2010

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republican Jobs Plan: Bigger Tax [Breaks] For The Rich – After opposing, stalling, stonewalling and filibustering almost every recession-related bill for the past year, Republican lawmakers have finally proposed a jobs plan of their own: a bigger, more expensive … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-4-2010

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republican Plan: Bigger Tax Cuts For the [Mega] Rich – After opposing, stalling, stonewalling and filibustering almost every recession-related bill for the past year, Republican lawmakers have finally proposed a jobs plan of their own: a bigger, more expensive … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-3-2010

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  In Rick Perry’s Texas, There is Only One Inspector for Every 4,586 Oil and Gas Wells – In Texas, there are 86 inspectors for 394,365 oil and gas wells, including 282,150 active wells. As of May 28, 2010, these … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-28-2010

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Every Republican Senator Voted to Kill the DISCLOSE Act – Yesterday, 40 Republican senators blocked the passage of legislation that would counteract the growing influence of corporations in the wake of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. The DISCLOSE … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-26-2010

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  In Rick Perry’s Texas, Only Twenty-Seven Percent of Texans Hold College Degrees – According to a recent report from the College Board, which administers the SAT and AP tests, ranks Texas 40th in the number of people ages 25 … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-16-2010

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Top House Republican Wants Ban on All New Federal Regulations – House GOP Leader John Boehner said he supports a ban on all new federal regulations, after meeting Friday with business lobbyists. Boehner and Illinois Republicans Peter Roskam and … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 6-21-2010

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  More Than 100 U.S. House Republicans Feel Sorry for BP – 100-plus other House members of the Republican Study Committee labeled the $20 billion trust fund for repairing the damage caused by BP a “Chicago-style shakedown” only a day … Continue reading →

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