"Candidate for governor, Tom Steyer, is running ads saying he will ban corporations from contributing to Political Action Committees to support ads. Perhaps Steyer missed the Supreme Court decision called "Citizens United," which allows these corporate political contributions. Either Steyer is quite uninformed, or he is trying to deceive the voters by promising something that is not legal. Many of his other promises also seem totally unachievable."
"How are capitalists going to continue making more money with fewer people to buy cell phones, the robots and the self-driving cars that are driving us to distraction? We literally do not know how to exist without an ever-growing population. Growth is always the answer to any economic troubles we may find ourselves in. The snail darter won't do squat for our almighty GNP. We've had plenty of chances to make better choices."
A gubernatorial candidate promises to ban corporate contributions to Political Action Committees despite the Supreme Court ruling that permits such contributions. The promise is described as legally impossible or deliberately misleading, and other campaign promises are called unachievable. Another letter argues that capitalist economies require continual population growth to sustain consumer markets, asserting that growth is essential to avoid economic collapse and criticizing conservation priorities as harmful to GNP. A resident in an assisted living facility highlights the formation of caregiving alliances among seniors, noting mutual support and cooperative care practices within the facility.
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