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Friday, February 17, 2012

The Politics of the Super Rich

The impact of wealthy givers on this election is dramatically different.

" In a recent segment of his show, Stephen Colbert noted that half of the money ($67 million) raised by super PACs in 2011 had come from just 22 people. “That’s 7 one-millionths of 1 percent," or roughly .000000071%, Colbert said while spraying a fire extinguisher on his fuming calculator.�“So Occupy Wall Street, you’re going to want to change those signs.”


Tomgram: Ari Berman, The Politics of the Super Rich | TomDispatch:

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