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Interesting for a number of reasons: - Working behind the scenes doesn't seem to be enough. Otherwise, why bother running for office. Of course, it can not be
by amadeuspagel 3y ago
Interesting for a number of reasons:
- Working behind the scenes doesn't seem to be enough. Otherwise, why bother running for office. Of course, it can not be enough in different ways - not enough power, not enough fame.
- The same people are successful in wildly different fields - or these fields aren't so different at all.
- pleasantpeasant 3y agoThis article fails to mention the ultra-wealthy who lobby, donate to super PACs, donate to think-tanks, sponsor biased research studies. It's ignoring the real way most of the ultra-wealthy use their wealth to influence politics, on a local level or national level.
- rsynnott 3y ago> The same people are successful in wildly different fields I mean, define _successful_. I can't think of any _highly regarded_ billionaire politicians. In democracies they rarely even get elected; they just blow a load of money on a futile campaign.