Valin Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Breitbart: Tony Lee 25 Jan 2013 In a blockbuster one-hour investigative special that aired on Fox News' "Hannity" on Friday, Peter Schweizer, Steve Bannon, and Sean Hannity exposed how Washington, D.C. has extracted power and money from the United States into a centralized location to become the country's greatest "boomtown," despite not creating anything. Schweizer, the president of the nonpartisan Government Accountability Institute, highlighted how the permanent political class that relies on lobbying and influence peddling makes more money by "growing the size of government," which leaves no incentive on either side of the aisle to limit government. As a result, he noted the three richest counties and seven of the top ten wealthiest counties in the nation are in the Washington, D.C. region. The District also consumes the most fine wine in the nation. He asserted the business in Washington is now "not politics" but "money." Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News, said the best and the brightest now come to Washington because they see Washington as a Tammany Hall that will allow them to get rich off of influence peddling. He noted that Washington D.C. runs the equivalent of a $4 trillion private equity fund every year and essentially doles out 25% of the country's wealth to those who are connected. (Snip) I was hoping to find the whole thing but no joy...so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 'Boomtown' Special Angers, Resonates with Americans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks for posting this. Trends that cannot continue....won't. At some point this will collapse just like all bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Republicans love Big Business Maddow Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Boom Town and Bill Moyers Hannity special spotlights Extractor Economics: America’s real privileged few as economy shrinks. Jeffrey Lord 1.31.13 (Snip) Bill Moyers and Russ Feingold Bill Moyers? The PBS guy, Mr. Ex-aide to President Lyndon Johnson and strategist in the creation of The Great Society? That Bill Moyers? Russ Feingold, the liberal Wisconsin ex-Senator? That Russ Feingold? Yes indeed. This tale is particularly amusing. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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