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I think all political donations above a certain level should be scrutinized and audited and then banned at higher levels. But I don’t think the politicians care
by bmitc 4y ago
I think all political donations above a certain level should be scrutinized and audited and then banned at higher levels. But I don’t think the politicians care. They removed the limits to political donations and haven’t looked back, and it has been chaos ever since.
I was disturbed by Robert Mercer’s dastardly part in the 2016 election, both his donations, his people placing, and his technical consulting. The guy is basically a real life Bond villain. When you look into the other top donors of the Republican Party, you start seeing some real Machiavellian characters. The Democratic donors are not far behind in terms of greed and power, but it sure seems like some of the Republican donors just want the world to burn if it means they can keep their wealth.
- kolbe 4y ago
- everybodyknows 4y ago> I don’t think the politicians care ... Of course they don't, taken collectively. Investigative journalists are our slender hope. They and those few politicos who didn't get a share of the loot, and may now see pushing for tighter regulation as a career opportunity.
- therealdrag0 4y agoIirc many do care; it’s tedious for them to spend so much time making phone calls sucking up and asking for money from donors. But apparently they don’t care enough or there is a coordination problem such that it doesn’t get fixed.