Comment on Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that?
AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 3 months agoHe’s beholden to the corporations controlled by the wealthiest 1%. Anyone who gets elected is already someone who “plays ball” because they don’t get to there otherwise.
trolololol@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Ha you don’t even get to run without people in line to donate to you. And since corp donates for both candidates it’s a win or win situation for them, which implies lose or lose for everyone.
AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It would be nice if corporate bribery were not allowed. Giving tens of millions to them - to their “campaign” - which they all funnel and launder into their pockets - is literal and unambiguous bribery. And yet it’s the reality of our nation.