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Having that power is inseparable from being a billionaire

• throwway120385 2y ago
  It didn't used to be until Citizens United. Before that point donation to a Political Action Committee was indistinguishable from donation to a campaign, and that decision created a distinction that the rich then ruthlessly exploited to fund campaign ads and paid speakers and paid writers on social media.
  • _bohm 2y ago
    Citizens United was certainly disastrous, but there were many avenues to buy political influence before it.
  • asddubs 2y ago
    but now ask yourself why we got citizens united and you'll maybe see what your parent poster is saying