Bleedsblue&white
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Or...people need to argue so they create their own arguments.
OT: American Politics
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Habsy
Yes, I'm kidding people.
uncus
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So here is an idea ..... maybe it already exists, i dont know.
So put a limit on a companies ability to market and lobby for contracts, commercial .... marketing.
Imagine if every single business could only use 20 million a year (just a number taken out of the air) for their marketing.
And out of that, any and all monies used to lobby governemnt officials comes out of that piece of pie.
No longer are the political parties able to reap huge windfalls for their votes. The corporations influence might becone secondary to the publics wishes.
The cap has to hurt. To make it more feasible for smaller companies and corporations to be able to compete, and to unfetter some of the backroom crap that goes on hopefully.
Make a penalty if one quarter of the yearly profits for a three year period, the penalty for going over.
Make the big business think twice about skirting the spirit of the constraints.
Sure it would hurt areas like the nhl and nba, mlb etc, but so what ...... how can we really feel sorry for someone who gets paid 20 million dollars a year for being able to hit a baseball, yet get up in arms when a doctor makes 1 million dollars for saving lives.
I know many here will think this idea as a untenable and novice view point, but it would be a start.
Jmho
So put a limit on a companies ability to market and lobby for contracts, commercial .... marketing.
Imagine if every single business could only use 20 million a year (just a number taken out of the air) for their marketing.
And out of that, any and all monies used to lobby governemnt officials comes out of that piece of pie.
No longer are the political parties able to reap huge windfalls for their votes. The corporations influence might becone secondary to the publics wishes.
The cap has to hurt. To make it more feasible for smaller companies and corporations to be able to compete, and to unfetter some of the backroom crap that goes on hopefully.
Make a penalty if one quarter of the yearly profits for a three year period, the penalty for going over.
Make the big business think twice about skirting the spirit of the constraints.
Sure it would hurt areas like the nhl and nba, mlb etc, but so what ...... how can we really feel sorry for someone who gets paid 20 million dollars a year for being able to hit a baseball, yet get up in arms when a doctor makes 1 million dollars for saving lives.
I know many here will think this idea as a untenable and novice view point, but it would be a start.
Jmho
worm
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french wine...
worm
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you have the FI rulebook in your signature...this should not be news to you
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Admission numbers for Iraqis who helped the US government and are trying to come to the US as refugees
2016: ~5,100
2017: 3,000+
This year: 48
Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to U.S.
The Pentagon is concerned that not providing safe haven to more of the Iraqis, many of whom interpreted and did other key tasks for U.S. forces, will harm national security by dissuading locals from cooperating with the United States in Iraq and other conflict zones, the officials said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees-iraq-exclusi/exclusive-pentagon-raises-alarm-about-sharp-drop-in-iraqi-refugees-coming-to-u-s-idUSKCN1L51N9
2016: ~5,100
2017: 3,000+
This year: 48
Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to U.S.
The Pentagon is concerned that not providing safe haven to more of the Iraqis, many of whom interpreted and did other key tasks for U.S. forces, will harm national security by dissuading locals from cooperating with the United States in Iraq and other conflict zones, the officials said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees-iraq-exclusi/exclusive-pentagon-raises-alarm-about-sharp-drop-in-iraqi-refugees-coming-to-u-s-idUSKCN1L51N9
zeke
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Spencer Hsu @hsu_spencer
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's office and attorneys for former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn are still not ready for sentencing, citing "status of investigation," and propose to update court Sept. 17. Likely pushes sentencing past Election Day.
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's office and attorneys for former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn are still not ready for sentencing, citing "status of investigation," and propose to update court Sept. 17. Likely pushes sentencing past Election Day.
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy
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Michael Cohen surrenders to the FBI, plea deal expected.
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy
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Cohen to plead guilty to multiple counts of campaign finance violations, tax and bank fraud.
This is now a direct link to Trump’s campaign.
This is now a direct link to Trump’s campaign.
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UWHabs
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They're definitely circling in awful close to Donny now, especially if Cohen pleads to a campaign finance charge.
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy
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Cohen stated that he paid off the two girls in coordination with the federal candidate....i.e. Trump