http://www.seniormoneymemos.com/2008/12/23/one-law-for-the-rich-and/ Personal Finance From A Senior Perspective Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:19:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.seniormoneymemos.com/2008/12/23/one-law-for-the-rich-and/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Barry Welford Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:28:02 +0000 http://www.seniormoneymemos.com/?p=22#comment-5 That's the problem, David. Seniors aren't on the politicians' radar screens except during elections. Yet it's an increasing share of the population. One might have thought in the latest flurry of Senate appointments there was room for Braniff: he was a stronger candidate than some of the other appointees. That’s the problem, David. Seniors aren’t on the politicians’ radar screens except during elections. Yet it’s an increasing share of the population. One might have thought in the latest flurry of Senate appointments there was room for Braniff: he was a stronger candidate than some of the other appointees.

]]> http://www.seniormoneymemos.com/2008/12/23/one-law-for-the-rich-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4 David Leonhardt Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:13:16 +0000 http://www.seniormoneymemos.com/?p=22#comment-4 Those without lobbyists get the "trickle down" effect. They get help in much smaller amounts much later on. In Canada, one of the seniors' lobbyists, Dan Braniff, was touted by a few people as a candidate for the Senate. Didn't get appointed, though. Those without lobbyists get the “trickle down” effect. They get help in much smaller amounts much later on. In Canada, one of the seniors’ lobbyists, Dan Braniff, was touted by a few people as a candidate for the Senate. Didn’t get appointed, though.

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