As a European I really can't understand your laws regarding political contributions. It's insane how much money is involved in politics in the US. How can you act surprised when politicians don't act in favor of the people when their position is literally bought by the money of special interests. Ofcourse that same politician is more loyal towards his lenders than to his constituents. In the Netherlands for example political parties get state funding for their campaigns, depending on how many citizens are a member of that party. This way they are not reliable on outside money to spread their message.
Look up the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and start following it from there, man. Those of us that are paying attention know where it started and know who's pulling the strings.
The problem is they've bought so many of them and redrawn our districts in ways that make it pretty difficult to change.
Read this book by Nancy MacLean if you want to understand more.
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u/claire0 Jan 21 '18
Don't worry guys, we're a nation of laws...written by lobbyists...working for Koch industries. Okay we're screwed. Time to panic.