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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (26982)	3/10/2010 7:43:09 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

One day obumble it clown will need them and they're going to piss all over him... GZ

To: TideGlider who wrote (26982)	3/12/2010 12:23:01 PM
From: Peter Dierks	1 Recommendation Respond to of 103300

Enhancing Democracy by Banning Speech By Steve Chapman March 11, 2010 Imagine how life will be now that giant corporations may spend as much as they want on political campaigns, as the Supreme Court recently decreed. All they will have to do to get their way is ask members of Congress: Do you want our money helping you -- or your opponent? Given the sums available to Big Business, most politicians will be desperate to please. So you might think. But consider a state where corporations are already allowed to spend as much as they want on elections: Illinois. Here, companies have established beyond doubt that this prerogative, when combined with $2, will get them a ride on the bus. Illinois is something short of a corporate paradise. It ranks 30th among the states in its friendliness toward business. The Tax Foundation, which did the survey, complains of excessive sales, property and unemployment insurance taxes. Illinois is one of a minority of states requiring employers to pay more than the federal minimum wage. It is notorious for heavy workers' compensation costs. It puts no limits on the punitive damages ... Message 26379702