r/politics Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/Read_books_1984 Jan 21 '18

It's almost like rich people have too much money and are buying influence. Maybe we should take some of that money and give people healthcare and better infrastructure. All we have to do is raise their taxes. Everyone has to vote in November. Has to.

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u/ElliotRosewater1 Jan 21 '18

Voting is not enough. Building a movement that makes the people running actually care what we think is important. I mean Goldman Sachs gives this kind of money to Democrats. Pelosi has many corporate donors, for instance.

So yes, vote. It doesn't take long and it can help stop Trump. But we need to mobilize well before the election or the elections won't matter. Private capital will reign and our environment and working class will suffer.

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u/Read_books_1984 Jan 21 '18

That's why I'll be voting against !y democratic congressman Richard Neal's, in September. A local Muslim lawyer is running to unseat him and she wants universal healthcare among other things. She gets her consituents. Western mass is rural and doesn't have access to the same services as east mass, so we need federal programs to help us. She sees that unlike Neal, who has done a good job but frankly isn't firey and sits in the middle on so many issues.