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arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · vor 2 Jahrenmessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareTallonMetroid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·vor 2 JahrenCampaigns being explicitly publicly funded would also have the benefit that if the fatcats want to contribute more*, they’d need to pay more taxes! *while still not getting to choose who they’re actually contributing to, because eat the rich
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·vor 2 JahrenIt also stops what is going on right now thanks to Citizens United- foreign dark money coming in to influence elections. Because Russia is very likely pumping a lot of money into U.S. elections and they’re probably not the only one. It’s legal, so why not?
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Campaigns being explicitly publicly funded would also have the benefit that if the fatcats want to contribute more*, they’d need to pay more taxes!
*while still not getting to choose who they’re actually contributing to, because eat the rich
It also stops what is going on right now thanks to Citizens United- foreign dark money coming in to influence elections.
Because Russia is very likely pumping a lot of money into U.S. elections and they’re probably not the only one. It’s legal, so why not?
Removed by mod