Comments on: Future of money in politics? Hell, more money! http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/02/14/future-of-money-in-politics-hell-more-money/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:16:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Booth http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/02/14/future-of-money-in-politics-hell-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-62716 Jim Booth Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:51:09 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=7613#comment-62716 Denny, Glad you mentioned Robert Kaiser - his new book SO DAMN MUCH MONEY is as insightful a treatment of how Washington has turned into a Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex - as money controlled, self-sustaining an entity as there has ever been. Denny,

Glad you mentioned Robert Kaiser – his new book SO DAMN MUCH MONEY is as insightful a treatment of how Washington has turned into a Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex – as money controlled, self-sustaining an entity as there has ever been.

]]> By: jeff watson http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/02/14/future-of-money-in-politics-hell-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-62673 jeff watson Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:26:44 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=7613#comment-62673 Russ, Perhaps it's because the people in finance have to go through the inevitable boom/bust cycles, whereas government is resilient to the business cycle. Jeff Russ,

Perhaps it’s because the people in finance have to go through the inevitable boom/bust cycles, whereas government is resilient to the business cycle.

Jeff

]]> By: Russ Wellen http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/02/14/future-of-money-in-politics-hell-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-62656 Russ Wellen Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:03:42 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=7613#comment-62656 If people want to make lots of money, why not go into high finance instead of politics? I guess some don't have a head for figures and instead go into a field helping the rich who will then take care of them. If people want to make lots of money, why not go into high finance instead of politics? I guess some don’t have a head for figures and instead go into a field helping the rich who will then take care of them.

]]> By: jeff watson http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/02/14/future-of-money-in-politics-hell-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-62634 jeff watson Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:42:17 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=7613#comment-62634 H.L. Mencken summed it up best when he said, "Government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods." Jeff H.L. Mencken summed it up best when he said,

“Government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods.”

Jeff

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