Our Elected Millionaires.

[Philosoraptor]

I too have grown weary of the wealthy, maybe I'm just jealous cause I can't afford a second yacht. But I truly am weary of only being able to vote for millionaires. Only millionaires can run for the top offices, especially the top office.

I can imagine a new world with instant communication where a person could look up all he wants about a candidate on the web, and then make his or her voting decisions. A world where the candidates don't have to fly all over the nation shaking hands, a world where a person could literally run a campaign on half a million, or a quarter million, or 50,000 bucks even.

Imagine a candidate with NO MONEY, none, all he or she had is a good idea and a modem. A candidate who refused all monies, and only spent enough to reach out to his constituents. A person with a really hot idea or two is all we'd need, not a person with a minimum of 10 million bucks.

In the requirements to run for president it states various things, but no where does it say that the candidate must be a multi millionaire.

I don't want to buy the most expensive candidate, I want to vote for a good idea.

[Hubert Flottz]

1. Because only the ruling class would be mean enough to vote against

a raise in the minimum wage and then bitch because Justass Thomas don't make enough money!

[Philosoraptor]

2. Slavery is much simpler.

Millions are working just to remain alive, no yachts, no movies, no cars, no frills, just getting dinner on the table for the kids every night. Minimum wage isn't nearly minimum enough for some billionaires.

[BlueCollar]

3. only one yacht?

PEASANT!!!!

:sarcasm:

But your point is well made

[Philosoraptor]

4. Sure, rub it in.

You, with your fleet of shiny new yachts, you're no better than I am y'know, someday I'll have an armada and you'll be sorry looking on your pathetic 60 footer.

[BlueCollar]

7. I'm trading up

no more yachting for me...

I'm thinking a vintage Boeing 747...fully customised with rare rainforest hardwoods, hot tubs, exotic animal hide covered seating and gold plated faucets...

Would you like some cake?

[Philosoraptor]

9. Cake? You can afford cake?

One of those fancy designer cakes too I'll bet, cakes that look like 747's.

[BlueCollar]

10. special order from the finest bakeries in Belgium and France

and delivered in less than 24 hours

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. One yacht is not enough ...

When I run for president, I'll NEED my fleet.

The nice yacht for me.
Last year's nice yacht for my closest hired friends, butler, publicist, hair-colorist, opinion-writer, etc.
A bunch of high-speed inflatables with machineguns for my security posse.
A tugboat pushing a barge full of reporters.
I forgot - on my nice yacht I have a navigator who can keep the yacht upwind from the reporters' barge.

I'd just run a basic campaign, no frills. :)

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. You bottom 90 % pond scum.. you have no rights

:sarcasm:

Your posts always cut to the heart of the matter. Love reading your views and agree whole-heartedly with your 'tude. :thumbsup:

[Philosoraptor]

6. Someday I'll buy & sell you.

And then I'll hire you at minimum wage to de-scum my vast chain of ponds.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

11. Hah! First you'll have to get around the 30 foot wall

I am building at my resort on the south side side of the border. :evilgrin:

[BlueCollar]

12. Using cheap imported gringo labor?

All the good masons are on the north side of the border...:-)

[Philosoraptor]

13. Mexican 'Guest Workers' can effectively storm the castle for less.

[BlueCollar]

14. how true

wonder how long it will be before anti-war protestors are labeled as illegals?

[B Calm]

15. I thought it was Republican Latino Guest Workers

[magellan]

8. We are the rabble

Get in line, you rabble rouser.

[TomClash]

16. I don't have to "imagine" was such a man - there was one

His name was Paul Wellstone.

Good post though. Few people have wailed against class privilege here more than me. Welcome to the fight.