Damn I love him......Robert Reich......

[a kennedy]

TRUTH!

‪Robert Reich‬
‪@rbreich.bsky.social‬

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics.

It is the root of our dysfunction.

[Disaffected]

1. 100 Recs nt

I would add:

Donors repay elected officials by other means such as paying off ginned up lawsuits w/o contesting them e.g. sue them for slander or other sorts of damages and await payment.

[ToxMarz]

2. While I whole heatedly agree

There is nothing new about

"We must get big money out of politics. It is the root of our dysfunction."

It's not brilliant new idea from Robert Reich. Anyone who has been paying attention or cared or wasn't benefiting from the money has been screaming this ad naseim. But if him saying it somehow brings more attention or support, great.

[a kennedy]

8. I kinda know that as well......but I guess I gotta keep hearing and seeing it.

[ToxMarz]

12. I wasn't dissing on you or your comment

Just so frustrating that people are more interested in voting for the guy who hates who they hate rather than against the guys whose are robbing them blind.

[pansypoo53219]

3. citizen united. voodoo reaganomics. its all tinkle doen.

[BidenRocks]

4. Yet Unions were to blame?

[LilElf70]

5. The words I am searching for

are:

Citizens United must be abolished.

Things ran pretty good back then.

Our democracy was never intended to make ones self a millionaire. And grifting was NEVER heard of. NOR allowed. It was frowned upon and never attempted until the corrupt people took charge and changed everything. All in their favor.

What needs to be done? Win elections. Get control. Get rid of Citizens United. Allowing the mess we currently have must be stopped.

It all starts in 26.

[a kennedy]

9. How does Citizens United get abolished??? House and Senate and Our House vote??

[mr715]

13. It'd be tricky

Yes - it would have to likely come in the form of a law, signed by the President. There would be lawsuits, and eventually it'd be heard before the Supreme Court. Depending on the wording and scope of the law, it might get struck down.

The Congress can constrain the jurisdiction of the courts, I think, by act of law. It has been a long time since i've taken con law.

[BlueTsunami2018]

15. You've got to be kidding.

Grifting was never heard of or allowed?

People have been paying off government officials for favorable legislation practically since the country began. Government officials have been profiting from inside information, payoffs and kickbacks the entire time.

That’s the very nature of this system we live under. There are very, very few people of honor in that game.

All these current people are doing is what has always been done, they’re just doing it openly and shamelessly.

Our problems run much deeper than citizens united, the entire system is designed to do what it’s doing.

[KPN]

22. Yup. Take a look at the "End Citizens United PAC".

I just sent them some money this morning.

[WiVoter]

6. So Do I

❤️

[hunter]

7. He might have been President if he was taller.

Yes, this fucked up nation is that shallow.

[a kennedy]

10. What's the term for shortism??? And can we even mention it??? But, I know you're right.

Damn. Me too wishes he was taller.

[swong19104]

11. Heightism?

Vertically challenged?

[Farmer-Rick]

14. This is how all

Capitalist economies run their governments, except for a few kings, dictators and socialist countries. But even many of them still play this game.

[Mr.Bee]

16. America Has A Billionaire Problem

When People Have That Much Money They Lose Compassion For Their Fellow Americans.
Tax Cuts have given them too much power

[NNadir]

17. Did you see his movie, "Last Class?"

It was wonderful. It's about his last class before retiring as a professor at UC Berkeley.

If you haven't already, see it if you can. It records what an asset to this country he has been.

It displays his vast intellect, his prodigious sense of decency and his passion for it, his wit, and his courage.

He is a great man.

[a kennedy]

18. Sounds like a great read.....thanks for posting, will check it out.

[dlk]

20. A problem with an even deeper root is voter suppression and gerrymandering

Easy problems to fix if the opposition wasn’t so deeply entrenched.

[KPN]

21. Me too. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves imo.

But that’s probably mostly because too many Americans are either too busy to take the time to watch, listen to, or read his stuff (despite his communication being relatively short and very straightforward) or too damn stupid to recognize that they are being played by the R’s vast brainwash machine to actually listen to and think about his stuff.

[spanone]

23. K&R

[czarjak]

24. It's why Ann Coulter was giddy about Citizens United.

The consequences of Bush Nominees.
Stuck for decades.

[MadameButterfly]

25. That is the problem in general. But at the moment

this is the problem

Once it has evolved to the point of a demented malignant narcissist running things, you can't fix anything until you get rid of him.