Cenk Uygur
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So bounds are reason, correct regulation to protect the markets and to protect the American people.
So bounds are reason, correct regulation to protect the markets and to protect the American people.
So bounds are reason, correct regulation to protect the markets and to protect the American people.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, but that's a former regulation.
Yeah, but that's a former regulation.
Yeah, but that's a former regulation.
So Lex, here's the deal. There is no way around the laws are made by politicians, okay? So you can't give up then and go, oh, it's a bunch of schmucks. I think most politicians are just servants for the donor class, all right? The media makes it sound like they're the best of us. Oh, they deserve a lot of honor and respect and they kiss their ass, et cetera.
So Lex, here's the deal. There is no way around the laws are made by politicians, okay? So you can't give up then and go, oh, it's a bunch of schmucks. I think most politicians are just servants for the donor class, all right? The media makes it sound like they're the best of us. Oh, they deserve a lot of honor and respect and they kiss their ass, et cetera.
So Lex, here's the deal. There is no way around the laws are made by politicians, okay? So you can't give up then and go, oh, it's a bunch of schmucks. I think most politicians are just servants for the donor class, all right? The media makes it sound like they're the best of us. Oh, they deserve a lot of honor and respect and they kiss their ass, et cetera.
I think generally speaking, they're usually the worst of us, especially in this corporatist structure, right? Because they're the guys who their number one talent is. Yes, sir. No, sir. What would you like me to do with your donor money, sir? Absolutely. I'll serve you completely or 98%, right? So in this structure, the politicians are the worst of us.
I think generally speaking, they're usually the worst of us, especially in this corporatist structure, right? Because they're the guys who their number one talent is. Yes, sir. No, sir. What would you like me to do with your donor money, sir? Absolutely. I'll serve you completely or 98%, right? So in this structure, the politicians are the worst of us.
I think generally speaking, they're usually the worst of us, especially in this corporatist structure, right? Because they're the guys who their number one talent is. Yes, sir. No, sir. What would you like me to do with your donor money, sir? Absolutely. I'll serve you completely or 98%, right? So in this structure, the politicians are the worst of us.
But at some point, you need somebody elected to be your representative, right? to do democratic capitalism so that you have capitalism, but it's checked by the government on behalf of the people. It's the people that are saying these are the rules of the land and you have to abide by them.
But at some point, you need somebody elected to be your representative, right? to do democratic capitalism so that you have capitalism, but it's checked by the government on behalf of the people. It's the people that are saying these are the rules of the land and you have to abide by them.
But at some point, you need somebody elected to be your representative, right? to do democratic capitalism so that you have capitalism, but it's checked by the government on behalf of the people. It's the people that are saying these are the rules of the land and you have to abide by them.
So how do you get to the best possible answer, which is related to an earlier question you asked, Lex, which is the number one thing you have to do is get big money out of politics. Everything else is near impossible as long as we are drowned in money and whoever has more money wins. And by the way, when it comes to legislation, again, that's true about 98% of the time.
So how do you get to the best possible answer, which is related to an earlier question you asked, Lex, which is the number one thing you have to do is get big money out of politics. Everything else is near impossible as long as we are drowned in money and whoever has more money wins. And by the way, when it comes to legislation, again, that's true about 98% of the time.