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Who’s in politics for “investment”?

Who’s in politics for “investment”? “As the 2014 cycle starts to heat up, we’re hearing once again the cries about the corporate fat cats taking over politics. This means, of course, more hysteria about the Koch brothers…In fact, the biggest donors are Democratic donors…” If the Koch Bros. didn’t exist, the Democrook-Media complex would’ve had to invent them.

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Bonfire of the Absurdities: After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.

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Progressive Hemrrhoid says:

February 9, 2014 at 1:50 pm

And then you have mega-rich people like George Soros, who pumps cash in for total control purposes.
Joe Redfield says:

February 9, 2014 at 11:58 am

A front page story in todays digital edition of the Chicago Tribune details the cash which local real estate developers are showering on Mayor Emmanuel's re-election campaign. It's amazing how much real estate developers are devoted to good government and not to greasing the permits for their building projects. Oh, and the mayoral election is a year away, and there is no opposition candidate.