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'The corporate class that paid for George W. Bush's re-election is now lining up to get their payback.
'In combination, they are demanding a breathtaking series of giveaways, immunities and privileges, and regulatory rollbacks, the likes of which Washington has not seen for a very long time. v Here's the overarching situation:
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'The Big Business agenda is composed entirely of proposals that face strong public opposition -- which is why the corporations' prospects for success hinge on the dual strategies of spending huge amounts of money to deceive the public and grease the skids in Congress, and on ramming through legislation in 2005 with the hope that voters will forget by 2006.
'Public opposition can in fact defeat these corporate money grabs, but only if voters make clear that elected officials supporting such measures are risking their job security.'
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'In combination, they are demanding a breathtaking series of giveaways, immunities and privileges, and regulatory rollbacks, the likes of which Washington has not seen for a very long time. v Here's the overarching situation:
( Read more... )
'The Big Business agenda is composed entirely of proposals that face strong public opposition -- which is why the corporations' prospects for success hinge on the dual strategies of spending huge amounts of money to deceive the public and grease the skids in Congress, and on ramming through legislation in 2005 with the hope that voters will forget by 2006.
'Public opposition can in fact defeat these corporate money grabs, but only if voters make clear that elected officials supporting such measures are risking their job security.'
'Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's Self-Defense system to provide you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information. As a national library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.'