[CrucifiedTruth]

There is little distinction between money and power. Power gets money, money gets power.

That's the entire problem my friend. More so that you seem to accept it as the natural state of affairs. The conversion of money to power is called corruption. The goal of the US Constitution was to make that hard. A society where money is easily convertible to power can never be a free society. It's not democratic by definition and I'd argue that it cannot be called capitalist either. Because, power is used to shut down competition and progress - silly regulations, silly patents, silly (but expensive) lawsuits, tax barriers, tax holes, you name it. Money is supposed to give people food, shelter, etc NOT power over other people. Personally I think it's all over. The US is being sold out. The politicians are selling power, the very one the we gave them. With no production left in the country, there is nothing tangible left. Except power - that was built by prior generations. But its fundamentals are already lacking and quickly disappearing. It won't last. Hence the fire sale - we have the best politicians money can buy, remember...

[XBob]

224 - wow - what an excellent synopsis, your whole post, and particularly your :

"The US is being sold out. The politicians are selling power, the very one the we gave them. With no production left in the country, there is nothing tangible left. Except power - that was built by prior generations. But its fundamentals are already lacking and quickly disappearing. It won't last. Hence the fire sale - we have the best politicians money can buy, remember..."

and that is what the free-traitors don't understand.