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Holding all else equal, of course it is the case that giving someone more money increases their ability to something done in the political plane. But it seems
by aetherson 7y ago
Holding all else equal, of course it is the case that giving someone more money increases their ability to something done in the political plane. But it seems to be an article of faith in many people that money can be very simply translated into unlimited amounts of political power in a way that is I think not supported by the evidence.
- coredog64 7y agoWhich is why Steve Forbes won the presidency in 2000 and Bloomberg or Steyer will take it this year and hold their inaugural ball at the Amazon campus in LIC. :) As you say, money helps. But there limits to what money can do.