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ion_theory

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2. On top of that...

Reply to Phlem (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 8, 2015, 06:31 PM

Sep 2015

Look at the people actually writing the laws...We used to live in a country that had the government write the laws, but now we just outsource legislation to be written by private interests. Sometimes written by the company who's schemes created the need for the law in the first place. Game is rigged from the bottom up anymore.

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It took research to figure this out. Phlem Sep 2015 #1

On top of that... ion_theory Sep 2015 #2

Absolutely - TBF Sep 2015 #3

Then the Congressmen can just worry about getting paid and fund raising. n/t ion_theory Sep 2015 #6

yep. Phlem Sep 2015 #5

I think its one of two things.. ion_theory Sep 2015 #7

Ir's not hidden. People just don't want to look. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2015 #4