I am wondering if one would do this little "trick" in other Countries, what would be the outcome... "Last month, Matea Gold of The Washington Post reported on a pair of political science graduate students who released a study confirming that money does equal access in Washington. Joshua Kalla and David Broockman drafted two form letters asking 191 members of Congress for a meeting to discuss a certain piece of legislation. One email said “active political donors” would be present; the second email said only that a group of “local constituents” would be at the meeting. One guess as to which emails got the most response. Yes, more than five times as many legislators or their chiefs of staff offered to set up meetings with active donors than with local constituents. Why is it not corruption when the selling of access to our public officials upends the very core of representative government? When money talks and you have none, how can you believe in democracy? Sad, that it’s come to this. The drift toward oligarchy that Thomas Piketty describes in his formidable new book on capital has become a mad dash. It will overrun us, unless we stop it." Ready for a surprise? Money DOES equal access in Washington
When money talks and you have none, how can you believe in democracy? SM, If Anyone, could answer this question, I firmly believe, it Would be a Politician that does so, not just the US but equally, any country in the Word JP
Simplemind, Good sir - it's no "surprise" to me at all! ...and I think others as well. The Phils is not the only corrupt country, the U.S is just as bad - it is just handled differently there. Just my HO.
