Our Democracy is sold to 18 of the highest bidders....

[Virginia Dare]

Report Identifies 18 Families Behind Multimillion-Dollar Deceptive Lobbying Campaign

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The multimillion-dollar lobbying effort to repeal the federal estate tax has been aggressively led by 18 super-wealthy families, according to a report released today by Public Citizen and United for a Fair Economy at a press conference in Washington, D.C. The report details for the first time the vast money, influence and deceptive marketing techniques behind the rhetoric in the campaign to repeal the tax.

http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2182

[RufusEarl]

1. Couldn't this be considered a conspiracy?

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

2. Legalized influence peddling

Under the guise of campaign contributions, speaking engagements, etc.

Almost certainly legal, almost certainly unethical, but repugs don't care about that.

[mattclearing]

4. It's only a conspiracy if people act like you are crazy for saying it.

Otherwise it's organized collusion in service to some nefarious goal. ;)

[Virginia Dare]

6. Yes, indeed it is....n/t

[ClintonTyree]

3. The same 18 families that run this country........

along with a few dozen mega-corporations as well. Tax the bastards, their heirs did nothing to earn that money and they STILL have more than enough money to take care of those lazy bastards anyway. Eat the rich! :grr:

[Virginia Dare]

5. Exactly, and the same families who contribute to..

this organization:

http://www.moveamericaforward.org/

:puke: