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It's well past time to severely limit contributions once again. No one's vote should be worth more. Thank you for shedding a light on this, & calling out the elite minority who impose their beliefs on the rest of us!

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Sep 28, 2022·edited Sep 29, 2022Liked by Robert Reich

People like this who claim “principles”, without stating what they are, are worse than Rick Scott. Yeah, that guy, the swindler of Medicare. Only in Florida (or maybe Texas), where the rest of us continue to pay for their environmental disasters, could such a creep be elected.

So far, no one has really responded to your request.

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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Robert Reich

Bravo, Professor Reich!

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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Robert Reich

Well, I guess you told him! It is amazing how people like Ken Griffin can rationalize. Principles? He has none.

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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Robert Reich

Perfect! His principal response is an echo of TRUMPLICANS swearing that they like Trump’s policies, but when asked to specify which policies, they refuse to answer.

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Yes, please tell us just how supporting treason is helping America ? .

-Nate

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I bet $50 to a mutually agreed on charity, Bob, that this bankster will either not answer you or will instead of answering your questions, use the opportunity to soapbox his political views again, at your expense.

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Nothing says securing America's future like a good old insurrection, complete with beatings and a couple of deaths.

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The rant of a better America is trite, a smoke screen for bigotry and a history of a non-inclusive oligarchical America.

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Grateful that you have the clout to trigger a response from Ken Griffin, Professor. None of these obscenely rich people seem to answer to anyone else, and I have to wonder if the ex-president hasn't emboldened them to do as they please, the people be damned.

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Sep 28, 2022Liked by Robert Reich

Bingo! Thank you for exposing his "principles."

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What more can you expect from someone who cares first and foremost about himself? The entire Earth is alternately burning and flooding - Who Cares, He's safe and the rest of the people (including his own offspring) can be damned. Most (but thankfully not all) people who have cheated, connived, schemed to claw their way to the top care nothing for others, They support the trumpster because they applaud his dishonesty, his yearning to be sole dictator of the USA, because if he wins they know they can manipulate him to their own purposes.

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Well said, Mr Reich. Thank you!

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what I've noticed in 'their' conversation(s) - very well to do individuals - the richest of the rich -

IS - use, what I call, the j. r. e. approach when answering these kinds of questions. i.e. "justification,

rationalization, and excuse", all of which can and do take many forms and approaches, but usually

winds up being the same ~ to 'justify' their wealth ~ ~ ~

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So what products might I have been buying from Ken Griffin (or any of the other billionaire) enterprises that I could now boycott?

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"Secure a better America" for rich people, is what he means. And the deflection comment is so typical. I wish he could stay on point, and give a better, detailed response. I appreciate your pointed question, even if you knew you'd never get an honest, substantive response.

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