Archive for the ‘Profiteering’ Category
Dear Friend, The U.S. government has been turned into an engine that accelerates the wealth upwards into the hands of a few. The Wall Street bailout, the Iraq War, military spending, tax cuts to the rich, and a for-profit health care system are all about the acceleration of wealth upwards. And now, the American people [...]
Bill Moyers Journal has produced an excellent piece on Congressional earmarks. Investigative journalists from the Seattle Times uncover the elaborate and coded system of what is essentially legalized bribery in the close links between Members of Congress who write funding into legislation for individual companies and the closely mirrored campaign contributions from those beneficiaries. They [...]
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