Someone finally polled the 1% - And it's not pretty

A different species or just folks like the rest of us, protecting their interests?
I can't tell.
All i know is that "my" Congressional  represents the "interests" of the one percent on almost every issue and "interests" of the majority on almost none.

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Someone finally polled the 1% - And it's not pretty

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There is also the fact that in the age of money-dominated politics, many professional lawmakers do not come from the ranks of the commoner - instead, more and more are wealthy upper-crusters whose cloistered upbringing inside gated communities leaves them wholly unfamiliar with their constituencies.

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This article was reprinted in the May 2012 edition of The Catholic Worker.

Monday, 30 January 2012
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