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Why would an organization donate to BOTH competitors sizeable amounts like this? Okay, it's more to the dems, but quite a sum for the gop as well. Do they just
by soco 4y ago
Why would an organization donate to BOTH competitors sizeable amounts like this? Okay, it's more to the dems, but quite a sum for the gop as well. Do they just want a soft landing regardless who wins? Wouldn't that be the same if not funding at all? Or maybe not, they can tell later any winner "look I paid ya"...
- polygamous_bat 4y agoFrom a "trader" perspective, the best policy if you are bribing is bribing any current AND future candidates, discounted by some factor for probability of being in power at some point in the future, and discounted by the time value of money (so people currently in power gets more.) That's probably the type of amoral, risk reward based thinking that goes through someone like SBF's head. Source: was a quant at some hedge fund in a past life.
- syockit 4y agoDonations from employees, not the company itself. The company can't force the employees to donate in a specific way (or maybe they can. I don't the know US laws, but that would sound unethical)