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Originally Posted by IllTestYourGirls
Good question. But same thing can be said about the Health Care bill, big pharm and big insurance. Bush/Cheney = corporatist Obama/Biden = corporatist Obama/Biden = Bush/Cheney  |
Maybe you are right to some extent, but I don't remember Bush/Cheney fighting any Big Corps for the good of the lower and middle classes. They fought hard to help the super wealthy though.
The health insurance companies spent over $400 Million to fight Obama on healthcare reform for example, which Obama got passed with the hope of helping the less fortunate.
Did Big Oil spend ANY money fighting against the Bush/Cheney energy policies?
There are some parallels no matter who is in charge - mostly the fact that the big powers that be are bigger than any president, but some leaders lean more towards the rich and the Big Corps, and some lean more towards making changes to help the regular guys.
It's a blanket statement riddled with tons of specifics that either party can cherry pick to make their point, but overall Republicans are much more aligned with Big Corps and the super wealthy than the Dems.
Both sides are corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely, there are no saints in Washington, the two party system is inherently flawed, both sides are owned by special interests, we need term limits, and on and on, but it is what it is...