Comments on: The banana republic of the USA http://statelineobserver.com/econo/the-banana-republic-of-the-usa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-banana-republic-of-the-usa   Morenci, Mich. & Fayette, Ohio Sun, 05 May 2013 04:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: contrarian http://statelineobserver.com/econo/the-banana-republic-of-the-usa/#comment-551 contrarian Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:21:56 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=3131#comment-551 Glad you agree.

]]> By: sybil diccion http://statelineobserver.com/econo/the-banana-republic-of-the-usa/#comment-549 sybil diccion Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:42:58 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=3131#comment-549 Re: Haiti. I didn’t say we were there yet. Haiti has been a third-world nation for years. Back in the mid-1700′s, when it was dubbed the Jewel of the Antilles, it was the richest colony in the entire world. We’re talking over 250 years ago. To compare us with Haiti now is not even an apples to oranges comparison.

]]> By: sybil diccion http://statelineobserver.com/econo/the-banana-republic-of-the-usa/#comment-548 sybil diccion Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:29:37 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=3131#comment-548 We need the kinds of campaigns run in England with limited time and financial constraints. And I agree, contrarian, about union funding or anything similar. However, the funds from unions this election were only a drop in the bucket compared to the billions that came in from foreign investors. And NONE of those dollars were required to be documented because of the aforementioned Citizens United ruling.

]]> By: contrarian http://statelineobserver.com/econo/the-banana-republic-of-the-usa/#comment-547 contrarian Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:10:41 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=3131#comment-547 I suggest the two of you visit Haiti and see if your opinions change. I disagree with the SCOTUS decision also but believe it is equally wrong for the unions to fund campaigns.

]]> By: sybil diccion http://statelineobserver.com/econo/the-banana-republic-of-the-usa/#comment-542 sybil diccion Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:53:04 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=3131#comment-542 The wealthy just cannot bear to lose one precious cent to the federal government from their bloated income. We are moving toward a plutocracy–maybe even so far as a plutarchy–so the NYT is correct; Nicholas will not have to leave home to experience the inequality. And a huge thanks to the SCOTUS opinion on campaign reform back in January for giving a huge assist with outcome of the most recent moneyed election.

Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21 said, “With a stroke of the pen, five justices wiped out a century of American history devoted to preventing corporate corruption of our democracy.” Alito was not honest during his nomination screening when he testified he would honor stare decisis. Justice Roberts lied to the American Congress when he pledged to honor judicial independence. Neither intended any such thing.

Good-bye middle class; welcome to the bread lines.

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