The 26 billionaires buying this election (via Bernie Sanders)

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Sunday October 14, 2012 · 2:22 PM PDT

2012/10/14 · 14:22

One person one vote, the maxim that supposedly defines the core of American democracy, may linger on in the memory of our republic (and probably not for long if the rightwingers behind Voter ID laws have their say), but the corruption of our political system by corporate billionaires increasingly makes a mockery of that fundamental ideal.

Sen Bernie Sanders has helpfully put together a "who's who" of 26 billionaires who are dominating the political process in 2012. A group, says Sen. Sanders, who "have a combined $195 billion in wealth, more than the bottom 43% of American households – 50 million families."

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