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[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Is the Republican "Re-elect us so we can continue doing nothing!" fundraiser down the hall?

[madam-shapo.livejournal.com]

Forget republicans, it's not about republicans. I don't understand why you never discuss issues directly, but always point in a different direction. What can you say about Obama non-stop talking about "inequality", "rich/poor", fair share" and at the same time nonstop hanging around and partying with millionaires and billionaires. That is what the cartoon about.

[compost75.livejournal.com]

Because many millionaires and billionaires are GENUINELY concerned that income inequality is undermining America, and they support candidates who will address that.

[pacotelic.livejournal.com]

Its almost like he is the acme of insincerity.

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

It's really easy to say something about Obama talking about inequality while he hangs out with the rich.

Rich people are capable of caring about inequality. They are even capable of doing something about it. Alas, some rich people (republicans) don't want to do anything about it.

This should not be difficult.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

The cartoon is stupid for one thing. As is thinking that democrats court the rich while republicans hang out with the poor, dumb people who vote for them.

If Obama is at fundraisers, it's for Congressional candidates. And yes, getting the rich on board is needed. Because like it or not, they're the ones that have to support changes if they're going to happen.

[peristaltor.livejournal.com]

Because inequality is a real issue that needs to be discussed, even by the superrich (http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/the-pitchforks-are-coming-for-us-plutocrats-108014.html#.U8gAxKh0FHY). To quote a multi-billionaire:

The problem is that inequality is at historically high levels and getting worse every day. Our country is rapidly becoming less a capitalist society and more a feudal society. Unless our policies change dramatically, the middle class will disappear, and we will be back to late 18th-century France. Before the revolution.

And so I have a message for my fellow filthy rich, for all of us who live in our gated bubble worlds: Wake up, people. It won’t last.

If we don’t do something to fix the glaring inequities in this economy, the pitchforks are going to come for us. No society can sustain this kind of rising inequality. In fact, there is no example in human history where wealth accumulated like this and the pitchforks didn’t eventually come out. You show me a highly unequal society, and I will show you a police state. Or an uprising. There are no counterexamples. None. It’s not if, it’s when.

If the rich don't recognize this and attend fundraisers like the one in the OP, the rich will probably be the first dodging mobs.

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

He's not campaigning for himself, but for Democratic candidates in the next election, which is this November. Besides, the Republicans do the exact same thing. The only difference between the two is that the Democrats aren't as rich as the Republicans, so these dinners are always rather small.

BTW, how's Putin treating you? Is your country free yet? XD

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

Not so much proof of hypocrisy as proof that politicians spend too much damn time raising re-election funds and not enough time doing their damn jobs

[chron-job.livejournal.com]

They are, of course, simply responding to incentives. How would you change their incentives, in order to change their behavior?

[peristaltor.livejournal.com]

And therein lies the real problem, sadly. The incentives speak more loudly than the alternatives.

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think that declaring that corporations are not people and do not have the same Constitutional rights would be a great start. When money is not such a big part of the equation, I bet they'd concentrate more on what the other 96% of their constituents want...

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

Campaign finance reform.

And damn the SCOTUS rulings on Citizens United/McCutcheon

amend the constitution to include language on campaign finance laws and the incentives will change

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

My main objection about the House is that with their two year terms, they are 24/7 campaigning.

[pacotelic.livejournal.com]

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

Keep in mind that during Revolutionary times the argument went: "When yearly elections end, tyranny begins"

So back when the country was founded we almost wound up with 1-year terms for congress. Can you imagine how little they would do now?

And back then it made more sense for slightly longer terms--just getting from your home state of NY to DC could take quite a bit longer back then....

[dexeron.livejournal.com]

Exemplary not of any failing of Obama's (or any other politician, Republican or Democrat) but more of a system that requires candidates to raise untold thousands of dollars just for the chance to be in a position to effect public policy, when that money could be better used to help the needy.

[pacotelic.livejournal.com]

What? Politicians aren't needy? They are the neediest of all.

[madam-shapo.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

This gif was on my friends list next to your post and it seemed appropriate:

[madam-shapo.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what you are trying to say.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

it seemed appropriate

Perfect!

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Yes. Thanks supreme court!

[madam-shapo.livejournal.com]

No, Bush's fault.