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Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Warren explains to Jon Stewart just how broken the system is: The rich and the powerful do better and better
4/10/2015
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...Warren told Stewart that the rich and the powerful are running everything in Washington these days to the point, even, that everyone has stopped noticing all the corruption. Its just the norm.
The problem weve got is that there is so much money flowing into Washington, so much power (and) so many lobbyists, that it becomes the norm, she said. I want to say it this way: The wind only blows from one direction it only blows from the direction of those who have money.
Taking a look at the systemic failure, Warren said: Powerful corporations (and) rich people have figured out that if you can bend the government to help you just a little bit, its a tremendous payoff, Warren said, and if you can bend it to help you just a little bit more and a little bit more, the playing field just gets more and more tilted, and the rich and the powerful just do better and better.
Watch the clip(s) below:
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/guests/elizabeth-warren/w6rmd2/elizabeth-warren-pt--1
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/guests/elizabeth-warren/wb58yw/elizabeth-warren-pt--2
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/10/elizabeth_warren_explains_to_jon_stewart_just_how_broken_the_system_is_the_rich_and_the_powerful_do_better_and_better/
4/10/2015
![](http://media.salon.com/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-10-at-9.58.31-AM-620x412.png)
...Warren told Stewart that the rich and the powerful are running everything in Washington these days to the point, even, that everyone has stopped noticing all the corruption. Its just the norm.
The problem weve got is that there is so much money flowing into Washington, so much power (and) so many lobbyists, that it becomes the norm, she said. I want to say it this way: The wind only blows from one direction it only blows from the direction of those who have money.
Taking a look at the systemic failure, Warren said: Powerful corporations (and) rich people have figured out that if you can bend the government to help you just a little bit, its a tremendous payoff, Warren said, and if you can bend it to help you just a little bit more and a little bit more, the playing field just gets more and more tilted, and the rich and the powerful just do better and better.
Watch the clip(s) below:
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/guests/elizabeth-warren/w6rmd2/elizabeth-warren-pt--1
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/guests/elizabeth-warren/wb58yw/elizabeth-warren-pt--2
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/10/elizabeth_warren_explains_to_jon_stewart_just_how_broken_the_system_is_the_rich_and_the_powerful_do_better_and_better/
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Elizabeth Warren explains to Jon Stewart just how broken the system is [View all]
RiverLover
Apr 2015
OP
I don't know, she is certainly making the rounds right now, right before Hillary makes her
RiverLover
Apr 2015
#3
I don't know if she's being coy. If she is, that makes her no different from most
merrily
Apr 2015
#12
I totally would like to see her run. Of course, as we have seen in recent weeks, there are
GoneFishin
Apr 2015
#9
I agree 100%. The student loan issue was a carefully planned scam. The victims are
GoneFishin
Apr 2015
#22
Nonsense. As president, she could appoint the Sec. of Treasury, the Sec. of Commerce
JDPriestly
Apr 2015
#21