Unregulated money continues to corrode US politics. Reforms are needed

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In the 2022 midterms, the top 100 federal individual donors together spent more than $1.2bn, mostly through Super Pacs, swamping contributions from the millions of Americans who gave $200 or less. Billionaires are also set to pour vast amounts of money into the 2024 presidential race, including a small group of tech oligarchs with anti-democratic views and vast amounts of business with the government.

Unregulated money continues to corrode US politics. Reforms are needed | Daniel I Weiner and Owen Bacskai

Watergate sparked a political reckoning 50 years ago. The scandal wasn’t just an abuse of power, but it was a campaign finance scandal – with lessons for today

www.theguardian.com

 

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In the 2022 midterms, the top 100 federal individual donors together spent more than $1.2bn, mostly through Super Pacs, swamping contributions from the millions of Americans who gave $200 or less. Billionaires are also set to pour vast amounts of money into the 2024 presidential race, including a small group of tech oligarchs with anti-democratic views and vast amounts of business with the government.

Unregulated money continues to corrode US politics. Reforms are needed | Daniel I Weiner and Owen Bacskai

Watergate sparked a political reckoning 50 years ago. The scandal wasn’t just an abuse of power, but it was a campaign finance scandal – with lessons for today

www.theguardian.com

Like when you dems hooked up with Facebook and Twitter and others to get rid of COVID "misinformation". It's funny how the "misinformation" never contradicted your leftist views. Did you notice that?

 

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Citizens United is by far one of the dumbest and damaging decisions ever made, ranks right up there almost as bad as Dred Scott and Plessy v Ferguson