The stink is the smell of money.

Do you wanna know why the poor and the middle class get the shaft in America? I’ll tell you why. Because in the U. S. Congress there are 237 millionaires. And in the U.S. Senate the count is 40 millionaires. That’s who decides the big political, economic and social issues. Millionaires. And most millionaires don’t think like poor people and members of the middle class. Instead, they’re out to make themselves richer. And to hell with poor people and the middle class. If the millionaires once were poor or in the middle class, they’ve forgotten all about it. They don’t have empathy any more. They’ve got their money. Their success. And many of ‘em couldn’t care less about the less affluent. Face the facts of life, folks. Money buys power. Money buys influence. And if you ain’t got the money, you are more or less powerless. That’s why the American political system stinks. It’s run by big money. –Jim Broede