Petitioning your elected officials is fine in most people's eyes. I think a lot of people may have an issue when money is equated to petitioning through various

Petitioning your elected officials is fine in most people's eyes. I think a lot of people may have an issue when money is equated to petitioning through various mechanisms. It's exacerbated in a society with economic systems that tend to amplify wealth inequality, leading to political inequality. Counterpoint: savvy populist candidates can get traction without spending nearly as much money as their well-lobbied counterparts.