Ralph Nader: Corporate takeover of America. Pt. 1

Thom Hartmann and Ralph Nader (http://nader.org/) talk about Tea Party, midterm elections and a role of the corporate power in American history and political system of today.

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[markdown01]

Thom Hartmann is just as brilliant as Nader Styrofam. One of the many great minds. Ralph Nader, Thom Hartmann, Kucinich, Alan Grayson, Paul Krugman, Max Keiser, Joseph Stiglitz, William Black, Naiomi Klein, Robert Reich. The answers we need for our problems are out there. An administration made up of just the above could pretty much fix America's problems. Which is why they would never be. The powers that be, what George Carlin called 'The Real Owners' will never allow that for that very reason.

[metalreign81]

@TimeWarp66

If you aren't worried about corporate power than YOU are the puppet

sorry it's just the truth and I'm rollicking over with laughter at YOU'RE expense

hahahahhahahah

[markdown01]

@guydudeasian Congress is supposed to do it per the Constitution. We need to get money out of elections. End 'Citizens United'. 100% public (tax) financing of elections (they don't cost much vs. almost everything else we do). All lobbying 100% illegal. Get caught, go to jail. Make elections matter. End that war by the right-wing to restrict voting rights, caging & other bullshit. Then we have term limits again called 'voting the bums out' and voting in politicians who answer to we the people.

[TimeWarp66]

@woostopalypse

Why not set the minimum wage to $100 an hour? Wouldn't everyone be rich? No, of course nit. We'd have 80% unemployment and people in the 3rd world would stay in poverty. Only the free market can lift these people out of poverty. That's it. Read some basic economics.

Their are a million videos on youtube talking about why and how the minimum wage destroys jobs.

[woostopalypse]

@TimeWarp66

In America, we have laws against sweatshops and inhumane conditions. I'm asking those corporations to obey those laws even if they are in other countries. It is hypocritcal for one to say that sweatshops are wrong for Americans but okay for Asians in another country.

I know what would get them out of poverty; give them a living wage instead of exploiting them!

[guydudeasian]

@markdown01 Another sensible solution, the transferring of the Fed into the Treasury. I'm a little bit concerned with Congress making monetary decisions. While I know it is explicitly stated in the Constitution that Congress shall make those decisions, politicians nowadays play political games with money and other financial decisions. People are far more corrupt than they were back in the 18th century (i.e. Bill of Rights guarantee). How would you go about fixing that problem?

[markdown01]

@guydudeasian Don't strip the powers, just transfer it to the US treasury, with decisions made by Congress. It's in the Constitution, Congress makes the decisions on monetary, not private bank as Thomas Jefferson warned us about.

[guydudeasian]

@markdown01 Exactly. Also, considering the Fed, I think it's best to basically strip MOST of its powers. I say most becuz one of its functions is check clearing between banks. We can keep it for that. To get rid of it entirely, we would have to cross our fingers and whatever else we got and hope that banks would place the liability on themselves. I don't see that happening any time practical in the future.

[markdown01]

@guydudeasian Sanders is much like Kucinich. Though 'socialist', Bernie knows what is needed to preserve Capitalism. A thriving middle-class and upward mobility, which America has so little of now. Ron Paul is right about ending wars for profit & the Fed, wrong on eliminating social programs like his hero (who I can't stand) Ayn Rand wanted. The problem isn't a 'big govt.' people as him bash, it's that it's not for we the people but corporations now.

[hcwcars1]

@markdown01 Chris Hedges

[THYRDEYE]

Watch this video as I have predicted & documented the corporate makeover of the NYC Landscape. This didn’t happen overnight!

“The Urban Eye”  Fits in with the OCCUPY WALL STREET movement "Join your host Jerry Rio as he takes you on a nostalgic tour as he explores the disappearing icons of this metropolis and find out what New Yorkers think about unchecked development and the corporate homogenization that has altered and destroyed much of the uniqueness of the New York City landscape"

[guydudeasian]

@markdown01 I'd like to get your opinion on Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders. On the Paul side, he's been a constant advocate for withdrawing our troops from our numerous military bases around the world and for ending our drug war. Bernie Sanders has been excellent in terms of holding the Fed accountable and other economic endeavors.