Seder: How Citizens United Destroyed Politics

[GoLeft TV]

Ring of Fire co-host Sam Seder and author Cliff Schecter discuss the 4 year anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC, and the negative consequences the ruling has had on our political campaign system.

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1. K&R

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2. Political power in the hands of a few?

When the wealthiest 85 people in the world have more wealth than 1/2 the worlds population, then obviously power and wealth are about as concentrated as is possible. Honestly, to concentrate the wealth and power any further, you'd have to have a one world, royal family...when is the revolution?

Four years ago, the SCOTUS officially informed the world that America is, beyond a doubt, completely owned and operated
by a very few, very wealthy, corporations (people).

It really is like living in the "bizarro world." Somehow there has not been a revolution between the "haves and have nots."

I suppose I could accept that scenario (I do not want a violent revolution) if somehow that fact did not affect nearly all people, but it does. In America, wages have been decreasing since reagonomics, we can't afford a life as good as our parents in most cases.

Worldwide unemployment is beyond rampant, we have a "minimum wage" that guarantees poverty (the minimum wage did not used to affect us much because those jobs were mainly for young adults who would transition into a decent paying job eventually).

At least 75% of the worlds population(IMO) have few prospects of earning a living (comfortably) wage, yet we stick to this ridiculous paradigm. WHY? Education plays a big role. The plantation owners never wanted their slaves educated...now I know why.