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Posted Fri Oct 17 2014: from New York Times: How Billionaire Oligarchs Are Becoming Their Own Political Parties http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1413582239 ... With the advent of Citizens United, any players with the wherewithal, and there are surprisingly many of them, can start what are in essence their own political parties, built around pet causes or industries and backing politicians uniquely answerable to them. No longer do they have to buy into the system. Instead, they buy their own pieces of it outright, to use as they see fit. [Read more stories about: capitalist greed] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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