We Are The 99 Percent

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Daniel, 19.  <br />
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"What brought me here was the corruption of our government, arguably by the 1%, but by those who control Wall Street, by those who control how we produce our entire society.  And it's just such an injustice that the voices of the average citizen are drowned out, that public decisions are based on the weight of a man's wallet and not the weight of his argument.  So I've just come here to stop that, to give people a voice again, to make our democracy legitimate and not a sham.  What I'd like to see specifically at the very least is a constitutional amendment that changes campaign finance significantly beyond McCain-Feingold or maybe some sort of public finance of campaigns, something that would begin to attract honest candidates rather than people who seek office only for their own personal benefits."

Daniel, 19.

"What brought me here was the corruption of our government, arguably by the 1%, but by those who control Wall Street, by those who control how we produce our entire society. And it's just such an injustice that the voices of the average citizen are drowned out, that public decisions are based on the weight of a man's wallet and not the weight of his argument. So I've just come here to stop that, to give people a voice again, to make our democracy legitimate...
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