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We call our senators to voice our opinions
Attend town halls to express our concerns
Organize protests to seek change
But for all our efforts, we get little in return

The middle class
Vote at the polls
The rich
Pay for control

Money talks
Louder than votes
The rich aren't giving money away
They're buying the USA

The rich write large checks to political campaigns
They attend private fundraisers with lawmakers
Make demands in exchange for their money
In return elected officials write laws in their favor

The middle class
Vote at the polls
The rich
Pay for control

Money talks
Louder than votes
The rich aren't giving money away
They're buying the USA

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In the USA the richest one percent
Own a third of all the wealth

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Combined eighty eight corporations
Made one hundred and five billion dollars
None of them paid federal income tax
While one in eight Americans live in poverty

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The IMF warns roughly seventeen million more Americans
Could fall into poverty by twenty thirty five

The middle class
Vote at the polls
The rich
Pay for control

Money talks
Louder than votes
The rich aren't giving money away
They're buying the USA