[Iran Press TV] Kristen Smith is a member of Women Occupy San Diego. She believes that a lot of Americans feel that "our current policies favor the rich and the corporations and so Obama has not done enough to change those policies that favor the rich and the corporations."
In a phone interview with Press TV's U.S. Desk on Monday, she added that it was okay for corporations to exist and that Obama did not need to prevent them, "but he should tax them much more and tax rich Americans much more, so in that way, we can put more money into the infrastructure of this country and into things like education and roads and bridges and healthcare and a sustainable energy system."
Smith continued that the campaign system for people who get elected in American was such that a lot of money was needed in order to get elected.
"They need so much money to get elected that the politicians take money for their campaigns from the rich and then they are beholden to the interests of the rich once they are in office. And then when they leave office, many of them go on to work for lobbyists and they end up getting their salaries from the very same people. So right now, we have a government that is protecting the interests of corporations and not doing enough on things like climate change."
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