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The legal maximum is around $5000, so this is invoking a conspiracy to protect lower-middle-class thousandaires. So… that's fine then.
by astrange 4y ago
The legal maximum is around $5000, so this is invoking a conspiracy to protect lower-middle-class thousandaires. So… that's fine then.
- mrguyorama 4y agoAre you purposely ignoring the rules around donating to PACs and similar? They are defacto part of the political influence economy, and are not limited like that.
- HWR_14 4y agoLower-middle-class thousandaires don't have $5,000 to donate to a single candidate, let alone hundreds of them. I am not sure how much money you need to be making to donate the maximum to a single politician, but I'm guessing it's in the low-to-mid-six figures before you can have a $5,000 donation as a reasonable budget item.
- noitpmeder 4y agoHow many "lower-middle-class thosandaires" do you imagine donate the legal maximum to political campaigns? Even if it does happen it can't be with any significant percentage.
- astrange 4y agoA lot of people donating to a few campaigns matters more than a few people donating to a lot. Though maybe not so much max donations, but those matter less when you can pick up so many more $25/month Actblue donations.
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