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Of, by and for Big Business
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Robert Scheer

February 22 2005

Watching the 109th Congress, one would be forgiven for thinking our Constitution was the blueprint for a government of Big Business, by Big Business and for Big Business. Forget the people; this is Robin Hood in reverse.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-...,1054351.column
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Here's the agenda, as laid out by the president and the Republicans who control Congress: First, limit people's power to right wrongs done to them by corporations. Next, force people to repay usurious loans to credit card companies that make gazillions off the fine print. Then, for the coup de grace, hand over history's most successful public safety net to Wall Street.



The nutshell. Excellent commentary.
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