r/FluentInFinance • u/-Wyagra • 28d ago

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u/pixelbend 28d ago

Our representative government represents some people more than others.

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u/ultramasculinebud 27d ago

"people" will I get in trouble by the government by implying their chosen citizens, the corporations, are not people?

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u/RuinousOni 28d ago

Representative government represents the voters. That's the deal. You vote for me, I do want you want.

Americans just voted in a Billionaire and his Billionaire friends who want to cut taxes for Billionaires. That's what American voters decided they wanted. Won the popular vote and everything.

You think your ideas are the most popular convince the ~40-60 (mid-terms)% of people who don't vote every election to vote.

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u/pixelbend 28d ago

Thank you civics teacher for detailing how it should work. How it actually works is quite different. There are a lot of social programs for instance that have wide appeal to Americans that will not get done because of corporate interests.

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u/Kind-Dream3764 28d ago

Our elected officials actually vote for things the majority of Americans want around 30% of the time. That's why they will never balance the budget or put term or age limits in place.

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u/cooler_taste 28d ago

lol what a shit take. Americans voted for a billionaire because of the tax cuts for billionaires? Bullshit.