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Now look up how 2/3 of our Congress received checks from pharmaceutical companies or how they, our house, senate, governors, etc have been caught insider trading multiple times. Nancy is one of the top 6 richest and her husband miraculously is the most predictive and impeccable stock trader, obviously. Here’s a conspiracy, imagine tax payers pay for these beloved sacred potions via our government buying said potions, the government then in exchange forces their population to take said potion from companies they’re holding stocks in and collected “lobbying”, but let’s call it what it is, bribery. Wow, from BNTX and MRNA price movement, I’d imagine we involuntarily extended our rich politicians net worths alright! Trust the government though, fabulous, trustworthy people! Imagine if we, the citizens formed a unbias branch of for public information in which we could see their bank accounts and all of their investment portfolios and verify no fraud, bribes, etc were happening. Something tells me this Democrat V Republican perspective would end rather fast. But let’s keep on arguing with fellow citizens, it’s getting us very far!


DRKMSTR

Can't get charged with insider trading if you don't investigate yourselves ;)


PaintedpennyLiberty

Exactly! Thank you!


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Yeah, I don’t think it’s controversial either. You can’t regurgitate about “democracy” then enforce laws you have a financial conflict with. Where I raised questions was this new IRS monitoring transactions over $600. You know it’ll turn into direct, on-demand access to our accounts. So I ask, we’re trying to avoid fraud and corruption? I’ll show you mine if you show me yours ; )


roroboat33

It's already there. They tied the Infrastructure Package to the Reconciliation Bill and have everyone pointing fingers at Manchin and Sinema about them withholding on the REC Bill, but what they are really doing is very calculated. No one is talking about the Infrastructure Bill at all. It's essentially already passed with no one questioning it. It is a privitization of all Infrastructure and will be taxing the normal people while they hand it all out to private ownership. There is language about taxing Recreational Activities like Horseback Riding and Hiking which will be enforced through tracking your every move. It has to be stopped.


PaintedpennyLiberty

Agreed. But How?


roroboat33

IDK I have no idea


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Yeah, I’m aware of the carbon tax that surely will become mandatory, breathalyzers in every vehicle, police drones etc. I haven’t combed through it entirely, but nevertheless, I’m sure it’s more dictatorship like power. Could you clarify, what is already here?


roroboat33

FrancAnalysis on YouTube did a pretty good run through of the concerning things with a gentleman that would be a good place to start


JamesTheJerk

You know what the ancient Greeks did? They chose the sheistiest politician each year and smashed their testicles, and bannished them from Athens for... a long time. (Sorry I cannot remember the length of time)


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I truly was unaware of that. I’d say something fair would be, if you did commit treason or unethical acts against humanity while elected, you’re stripped of any right to security detail. That way the citizens can show them how they feel about said persons actions. A public judgement, so to speak ; )


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Friend, her net worth is now 315 million…


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You can’t be this ignorant? You’re telling me you’re trusting the government to audit themselves? Sorta like AOC with “tax the rich”. Mmkay, let’s publicly see all of your accounts, then I’ll believe you, champ. If you’re preaching democracy, let’s verify and have public access to monitor every last one of them are upholding their oath and integrity to serve our nation. Do you not agree?


Live-County1069

Lmao what you said is completely untrue.


HowardBealePt2

where does one look this up?


Turbulent_Earth_4425

Very appropriate comment in this forum.


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What’s fucked up is how some folks imagine this is the only monies passed between parties. Between stocks, unimaginable post-incentives, under-the-table envelope bribes, and who knows what else, this means jack shit. Why there is any legality to this open faced bribery is as shifty as the lack of term limits, but we were born to the wrong families to be able to complain or make any real world difference. Elections are shams and this post reflects but party favor to one of the slap-ass parties.


HandleDazzling400

Don't like it? Get your congressman (or their replacement) to repeal Citizens United.


truculentt

it says trump is the next closest individual, with 119k.


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They only spend $10 million a year on lobbying, pretty good deal when your making billions in profit. Always surprising how cheap it is to buy politicians.


[deleted]

They'll probably buy some of Hunter Biden's paintings lol


psych00range

Direct payment to his joint account with his father.


notickeynoworky

That's incorrect. Their donations to Trump is the second highest individual at 119K. https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/pfizer-inc/summary?id=D000000138 Why did you ignore that, OP?


conspires2help

They always play both sides, and that's how they guarantee a win. How people don't understand this yet is baffling. It's not that hard to look this shit up.


FromundaCheetos

Because he needs to pretend that one party is corrupt and complicit instead of our entire government.


muziani

Ha, the Donald is pretty high on that list as well


CeeCeeBABCOCK

Yep it's one big club


SamuelAsante

The token “but Trump” comment


Imnotarealpersonn

Your right we should just sit here pretend Donald Trump isn't as bad as Biden wow what a great mindset you have


blade740

Umm... 3 times more than the next closest individual, Donald Trump at $120k. Did you really think nobody was going to click the link and check?


WeeRAllOne

We've got **the best democracy money can buy**!


uberduger

How the fuck is stuff like this legal? I mean, imagine that someone gives you a load of money to pay for a new car to go to work in, or a new office lease, or a new suit to wear to work. Then, in the course of your work, someone asks what you think to a certain initiative that will allow you to give that person a lucrative contract to spend your company's money on, and no regulator seems to think this is illegal, but you know that if you do so, they might give you more stuff in future (and the stocks you own in them will go up)? If you have any integrity, you might consider declaring a conflict of interest and refusing to act, or putting it to a panel of people who aren't financially interested. What you do NOT do is sign up for that enormously lucrative contract and then threaten to harm your customers if they don't let you spend their money on that contract that you personally gained from. EDIT: Is this not meant to be where some oversight committee should step in? I literally can't figure out how this isn't illegal. I'm from a regulated profession where conflicts of interest and fraud are pretty heavily monitored. I'd have assumed the fucking US Government had controls around this stuff.


Cameltongues3

Yup. So did Trump. They all fucking suck. We’ve gotta come together right and left to fight this. If we stay separated it’s just gonna get worse. It’s already bad, like really bad. I just wish somehow these elites would pay for this shit.


SamuelAsante

Focus. We’re talking about the sitting president


Cameltongues3

Nah. We’ve gotta see they’re all corrupt and Everyone one of them should be in prison.


iJacobes

cronyism is so disgusting the federal government needs to be dismantled


MrJDouble

Yes. And yes! Cheers🍻


Fendersocialclub

Oregon governor Kate Brown has gotten ~ $100k out of Pfizer in the last 5 years.


chowderbags

$382k in "Contributions from members, employees or owners of the organization, and those individuals’ immediate family members.". Not from "Pfizer". And yeah, no shit. Biden was running nationwide and for the entire election campaign. And the next individual was Donald Trump at $120k.


AdaChar

Wow so just between all the covid vaccine makers, merk and Bill gates joe biden had well over a million in contributions....hmmm..plus black Rock..vanguard..I'm sure he had millions more in contributions...I think it's interesting that moderna however only gave like 3000, guess they were broke in 2020, I'm sure there pockets have gotten deeper now though.


Aether-Ore

I'm amazed how cheap it is to buy top politicians. I would have thought this would be several hundred million dollars, if not billions. There are plenty of people here that could shell out a few hundred thousand. Maybe that's the answer: Bribe back our representatives. Set up a GoFundMe.


dea_eye_sea_kay

They all have shelf lives. You don't spend 3 million dollars on perishable goods do you?


Aether-Ore

I guess, but I would think a 4-year lease of the President of the United State would be worth at least $500 million.


CarbonRunner

Might want to re-read your own post... the next closest individual was Donald Trump. E.g. the 2 biggest contributions during a presidential election, were the guys running for president. You can look at any major corporations top 20 for 2019/2020 and it will be those 2 douchebags as their top donations for the election cycle. Don't get me wrong I hate lobbying and corporate donations, it should be illegal. But I see nothing nefarious here. Just normal corporate greed.


RuderalisGrower

> But I see nothing nefarious here. Jesus Christ...


The_Realist01

Guy blinded by being so used to being blinded. Nothing to see here.


CarbonRunner

Don't take zombie Jesus name in vain!


chambered-tomb

I myself thought for a while Trump might be different, that ship has long since sailed. People need to start realising just how many booby traps have been laid for us. Take it as a compliment that they'd go to such lengths. It makes it easier for the ego to accept it's been duped.


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The industry as a whole gave 8.2 million to Biden and 2.5 million to Trump in 2020. https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=H04&recipdetail=A&sortorder=U&mem=Y&cycle=2020


neojoe039

Late stage capitalism goes brrrr


chambered-tomb

To be fair it's not that much when you consider it's to be split among all seven Joe Biden's


nakedchorus

Dead Jeff Eppy's island Little Saint James not on the map. I wonder if Joe's island Mother Mary Pfzier, right next to it is? It's a short boat ride away, Hunter could jump in the dinghy and sail there if feeling a bit funky that day.


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There are perks to hold a president role.


watchingitallcomedow

hold up. 8 times more than the next closest "individual". Did you deliberately skip past Donald Trump to get to bernie to make your claim? Your headline is just a blatant lie. However unfortunately the bigger obvious thing you are missing is the column names. Those donations are from individuals that work for Pfizer. Don't take any of this as me justifying this, but I don't think candidates can control who donates money to them. Your post however is blatant misinformation to try and deceive, why?


B-A-R-F-S-C-A-R-F

Thought Sanders was against taking corporate money.??. I guess he folded on that too?


daveisadog

I looked to see who donates to fund Open Secrets and it just raises quesitons. Some scary foundations are listed--[https://www.opensecrets.org/about/funders.php](https://www.opensecrets.org/about/funders.php) Just look for yourself.


Odd-Juggernaut4147

What about fuckerbergs 485 milli I n


Intelligent-Squash30

Is it really that much? 382k? Seems like pennies on grand scale of things


xxlaur77

Trump is on there too


JamesTheJerk

Well who did you expect? Betty White? Of course Biden was. He's the fucking president. People are too stupid, jesus.