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Vesi
Jan 12, 2005

pikachu looking at?

Jeffrey posted:

its not really factowned unless they showed that election outcomes would have been different without the funding - if anything I'd guess it's a correlation/causation thing and money is given to candidates because they are going to win and they don't win because of the money

It doesn't matter which candidate wins, what matters is that the winning candidate will need to adopt the policies of whoever provides the funding.
This creates a positive feedback loop where the funding provider can make even more money from the favorable policy decisions.

Meanwhile the public is kept busy with the types of politics that creates a higher emotional response, like gays, guns, children, drugs and abortions while the more ignored "boring" issues are what's making the money. Since making and having money is seen as an intrinsic good in American culture and it only happens to good people/corporations, noone will even care that it takes over the last decision affecting capability from the people.

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Maoist Pussy
Feb 12, 2014

by Lowtax
Money doesnt affect elections, which is why it is harmless to pass laws against corporate campaign funding

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