1/100th is hyperbole. But it has gone up. My opinion on the timeframe is the obvious one: Since Trump. Entirely. I generally think there’s actually not that m

1/100th is hyperbole. But it has gone up. My opinion on the timeframe is the obvious one: Since Trump. Entirely. I generally think there’s actually not that much corruption in politics in the US. Mostly just insider trading, if you count by dollar amount. But I think generally there have been studies on the net worth of people before they are elected to public office versus after, and it’s within a few percentage points of the general population. There’s also the issue of lobbying firms hiring ex politicians but to be honest there’s something to be said for an ex-politician as a lobbyist: they have expertise and connections, they’re valuable to lobbying firms even if there’s no favors involved. What we have now is: - The president openly hocking a cryptocurrency and making billions off of it - Taking money for early access to his posts on truth social, which is essentially how he communicates to the public. “Give me money and I’ll tell you first” - Giving pardons to his supporters in a brazen and obvious way - Taking donations from private donors to fund his pet projects like the White House ballroom I could go on but like I said, I’m not really interested in the actual debate here because nobody’s gonna change their minds if they haven’t already.