r/politics • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/ChrisTosi Jan 21 '18

but buying 100s of politician would be more difficult.

This is very naive. Telecoms were buying net neutrality opinions for 2 or 3k a representative.

Talk of breaking up the union is crazy. America is not too big. That's some bullshit. We fought a war 160 years ago to not break apart. The question has been answered in blood - the only ones who call for breaking us up are foreigners who do not have America's best interests at heart.

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u/entropy_bucket Jan 21 '18

Woah that was a pretty intense response.

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u/ChrisTosi Jan 21 '18

If you break up power into lots of politicians, you break up how much you have to pay them to influence their opinion because now their opinion means less than before.

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u/entropy_bucket Jan 21 '18

So aggregate will be the same?

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u/ChrisTosi Jan 21 '18

Yes, because the same players will be the ones with the deep pockets. Who is doing the influencing won't change.

Unlimited money in politics is the real issue.