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"The sad truth is that most politicians aren't going to win elections without corporate money." True. But is anyone else surprised how cheap a congressman is?
by ransom1538 9y ago
"The sad truth is that most politicians aren't going to win elections without corporate money."
True. But is anyone else surprised how cheap a congressman is? 30k and you can have private phone calls, dinners, etc. You don't need a large international corporation to shell out 30k - hell, some of the congressmen are cheaper than 5k.
- ek750 9y agoThis reminds me of this npr story, https://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521954033/stanford-professor-loses-political-battle-to-simplify-tax-filing-process https://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521954033/stanford-professor-..., where the tax law professor found it more effective to buy access to the congess-people.