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Why is a coal billionaire spending money on campaign contributions normal, but a finance billionare doing the same catnip for the worst right-wing conspiracy th
by vkou 4y ago
Why is a coal billionaire spending money on campaign contributions normal, but a finance billionare doing the same catnip for the worst right-wing conspiracy theories? [1]
For someone who just arrived on Earth from another planet, modern campaign financing rules are indistinguishable from bribes, regardless of who the money goes to.
[1] I mean, aside from the obvious answer (Which is that their guys aren't the beneficiaries.)
- ok_dad 4y agoI absolutely hate myself for replying, but in this situation you gave, SBF may have used customer's money, but an oil/coal baron uses their own money. Even if you consider billionaires to be a disgusting stain on society, like myself, there's still a difference between stealing money to spend on stuff (political donations or Lambo's) and spending money/stocks you legally made in a horrible, earth-killing industry. I absolutely detest greed in all it's forms, but I also don't think people should lower their morals and ethics to match the lowest of the low, as if they're Robin Hood (the character, not the company).
- vkou 4y agoThat just makes SBF a thief, but that's not really relevant to the core problem of pay-to-play campaign contributions.
- ok_dad 4y agoThe parent comment was asking what the difference was, I said the difference was the theft. I guess I was wrong because I looked up the right wind conspiracies and they all seem to care only about the part to play aspects, which is definitely very ironic considering the history of right wing financing.