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whats amazing to me is how little money it takes to sway a politicians vote. yes there are big numbers in the list but most of them are 10s of thousands. its ju
by DesiLurker 8y ago
whats amazing to me is how little money it takes to sway a politicians vote. yes there are big numbers in the list but most of them are 10s of thousands. its just amazing that they are willing to put their conscience aside and condemn people to bankruptcy or worse for that little. for the worshipers of free market they sure are selling themselves off cheap.
- swebs 8y agoI'm amazed by just how high the donations can go. What the hell did senator Sherrod Brown do to get $1.4M from the healthcare industry? A quick Google search doesn't reveal anything out of the ordinary, except for maybe the most ironic tweet of all time: https://twitter.com/sensherrodbrown/status/890823217530650624 https://twitter.com/sensherrodbrown/status/89082321753065062...
- whamlastxmas 8y agoThe problem isn't that they're bought with $10k. They're approached and told "Take this money or we'll give your competitor $5 million to campaign and take your place". And they know they follow through with the threats, so they take the $10k.
- DesiLurker 8y agobut even that should ultimately bid-up the bribes after all its a 'free market'!