Ralph Nader in The Cleveland Plain-Dealer


On Government Reform: Big problem in politics is excessive concentration of power

The candidates took aim at corporate greed on Wall Street and agreed that Bush and Cheney should face criminal charges for their handling of the economy. They accused the current administration of chronic financial irresponsibility. Nader said the "big problem in politics always is excessive concentration of power and wealth in too few hands. The concentration of power strips the American people in their various roles of deciding anything in public law, unless they are part of the power structure."
Source: 2008 third-party presidential debate; Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 31, 2008

On Principles & Values: Both major parties don't like competition

The candidates criticized the two-party system that dominates American politics & expressed outrage at being shut out of televised presidential debates. "Both major parties are very clever," Nader said. "They don't like competition. If they were businesses in the marketplace, they would be indicted for violation of the antitrust laws."
Source: 2008 third-party presidential debate; Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 31, 2008

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