Since special interest is something on which most agree why isnt it a hot button issue?

Question

Why are the hot button issues all divisive in nature? Shouldnt THE hot button issue be something we all agree on, and shouldnt that stance be the same for all candidates?

Answer 1

Cause politicians are full of hot air.

Edwards talks the talk but the dude made millions as a lawyer,

the reality is, politicans are money,

Edwards point is we can't replace our special interest for their special interest,

but how do we take him at his word and believe him 100%,

does he walk the walk?

I don't know, I don't have the magic 8 ball for the future to say if this will or won't be a politican for the better.

We keep electing millionares thou,

Nixon I think at the time of his election was net worth around a million, before that Johnson close,
JFK of course you know,

Eisenhower wasn't, Truman not at all,

and Roosevelt of course aristocracy.

The current idea of some poor sob who makes a few hundred thousand and then runs for President just won't happen again.

Answer 2

I agree. I think the problem is that special interests have too much money and power. They have the power to keep themselves out of the spotlight and put pressure on politicians to do the same. There is no money in fighting special interests. Sometimes I think it might take a full fledged America uprising to get the laws changed on this issue. But so many people just don't care.

Answer 3

Because one of those 'special interests' involves the corporate owned media and they certainly do not want to call attention to it because they have bills and you know, interests that they want passed in their favor including the deregulation of telecommunications and the privatization of the internet. Privatization of the internet, in fact, is the biggest reason. If they report on special interests getting so much power and being part of the problem, then they are pointing fingers at themselves. So, when they do mention special interests it's usually the groups who they make out to be boogiemen such as the environmentalists, civil rights issues and issues regarding civil liberties. These groups all have so little money compared to the corporate special interests that they butt up against that it makes the system a complete joke.

Answer 4

By "special interest", I assume you mean large corporations, lobbyists, activists, etc.?

The problem with these types of special interest groups is that our politicians in Congress, now work for them instead of "we the people" who put them in office. Most persons who elect to work for public service, go in with good intentions. But to stay there, term after term, they must work for campaign contributions from said corporations, lobbyists, etc., to stay there. That's when the corruption starts.

In order to keep getting re-elected, said politicians must pass legislation that benefit these corporations regardless of whether it benefits "we the people". And today, most politicians ARE career politicians.

As an example, when people started to order medications from Canada because they were so much cheaper, the FDA stepped in & said it was not good for Americans because Canada's pharmaceutical standards were not on par with that of the US standards. Hogwash!! It was cutting into the Pharmaceutical profits in the US, period. So they outlawed it.

Both political parties do it. As well as the executive branch. Until there is campaign finance reform, it will not change. The only presidential candidate who has brought this to light is Obama. Raval is also hollering "follow the money trail!". Should get more interesting down the road.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Nobody can run for office, let alone get elected, without a lot of money coming in. They cannot get a lot of money coming in unless they take from special interest groups. Since they care more about being elected than actually helping the citizens, they will never speak out against the special interest groups.

Answer 7

aren't hot button issues the ones which get people arguing though?

If we, the common people, agree on something as being bad, how can government who is for something we're against, use it in a campaign as a major issue?

Answer 8

It isn't a "hot button" issue because most of these politicians do not represent the people of America, they have already been bought, and we have to research to find out by whom they were bought, who they owe their allegience to.

I think we are hoping for too much expecting the already corrupted to fight against corruption.

How long will Americans continue to appeal to the powers that be, to be nicer?

Answer 9

you are right this is from opensecrets.org a non partisan site on all candidates - heres hillarys biggest contributors first then giuliani - they both get most of the contributions from the same mega corps

DLA Piper $293,400
Citigroup Inc $160,500
EMILY's List $138,953
Skadden, Arps et al $134,960
Goldman Sachs $134,050
Cablevision Systems $116,575
Kirkland & Ellis $116,550
Morgan Stanley $113,700
Viacom Inc $102,500
Greenberg Traurig LLP $100,200
Time Warner $98,100
Blank Rome LLP $96,500
Merrill Lynch $96,100
Patton Boggs $88,600
Bear Stearns $87,450
JP Morgan Chase & Co $84,500
NRG Energy $83,250
Credit Suisse Group $81,750
Avenue Capital Group $80,400
Ernst & Young $78,250


heres giulianis
Elliott Management $225,850
Ernst & Young $213,500
Credit Suisse Group $151,800
Bear Stearns $136,791
Merrill Lynch $124,200
Lehman Brothers $123,850
Citigroup Inc $103,250
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $91,425
Bracewell & Giuliani $91,100
Station Casinos $88,300
Morgan Stanley $79,650
New Breed Inc $78,700
UBS Americas $76,900
Highland Capital Management $73,000
Matlin Patterson Global Advisors $67,900
Milbank, Tweed et al $66,400
Sandler O'Neill & Partners $65,350
AQR Capital Management $62,100
JP Morgan Chase & Co $58,550
Goldman Sachs $55,050
this is the reason I am voting Ron Paul enough of the special interests

Answer 10

The people agree but our elected officials do not. We keep putting in the same people all the time so no change will ever happen. Peace