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I think this discounts the genuine political opinions that many elected officials in the US government have, especially about the new cold war with China. It's

I think this discounts the genuine political opinions that many elected officials in the US government have, especially about the new cold war with China. It's worth noting that China spends more money lobbying the US government than any other country on earth: https://www.opensecrets.org/fara/countries https://www.opensecrets.org/fara/countries

DangitBobby 3y ago
My trust in US lawmakers practically no longer exists. Now whenever they make a questionable decision, the first thing I try to understand is who stands to make money off of it. If lawmakers have genuine policy opinions that's wonderful, but they have a big PR problem from decades of corruption to address.