Charity and fundraising are the two socially acceptable ways to buy influence in the US. Honestly, I like that it's out in the open. Influence is subject to th

Charity and fundraising are the two socially acceptable ways to buy influence in the US. Honestly, I like that it's out in the open. Influence is subject to the same scarcities everything else is. You won't equalize society by hiding powerful peoples' connections, something every "equal" society has learned.