Isn’t the max political donation supposed to be like $1300? I’m not looking to start a discussion about the specific loopholes they’re using to skirt that rule. I’m confident that would only be depressing. I just find it insane that it’s clear enough what is happening that a headline like this can be written without being cause for either a libel suit against the author or criminal campaign finance charges being brought against this billionaire. We’re all just like “yep, that’s where we are now”.
Isn’t the max political donation supposed to be like $1300? I’m not looking to start a discussion about the specific loopholes they’re using to skirt that rule. I’m confident that would only be depressing. I just find it insane that it’s clear enough what is happening that a headline like this can be written without being cause for either a libel suit against the author or criminal campaign finance charges being brought against this billionaire. We’re all just like “yep, that’s where we are now”.
Israel has a special exception.
JFK tried to patch it and was assasinated before it was completed.
In 2010 an unelected group of theocrats decided that the wealthy are allowed to spend as much money as they like on propaganda.
Not for a PAC.
And anyone can set up a PAC. John Oliver did one a few years ago too.
Once you have one of those, you can donate an unlimited amount of money.
Citizens United vs the FEC was the beginning of the end of democracy for America.
The loophole is in the opening sentence though. We gotta ban pacs (difficulty god mode)
Yep… America: land of the fee, home of the billionaire.
A government of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation.
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