This Country is bigger than Wall Street

When I read about Mitt Romney's strategies to become the next President of the United States I can't help but remember a quote from Will Rogers: "This Country is bigger than Wall Street. If they don´t believe it, show'em the map".

The securities and investment industry is betting hard on the candidacy of ONE OF ITS OWN: Mitt Romney. More than 90% of all the money they have poured into the 2012 presidential contest so far has gone to the GOP and its beloved (¿?) son. The sheer

Everything is For Sale: even Elections

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There is a great lesson from recent Wisconsin elections: everything is for sale. It's not people who win an election, it's not merit or political platforms... it's MONEY who wins elections. It's about which candidate outspends the others.

Walker was the beneficiary of a Wisconsin law passed in 1987 that directly inclined the balance in his favor: in a recall, the politician being recalled can accept donations of unlimited size from individuals and the opponent can't.