WP: How billionaires took over American politics

[edhopper]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/how-billionaires-took-over-american-politics/ar-AA1QSmq0

The irony that this is the Bezos owned Washington post did not escape me.

But this quote struck me:

"More than 80% of giving by the 100 wealthiest Americans in 2024 went to Republicans or conservative groups."

[Scrivener7]

1. Reversing Citizens United should be our first job if we ever get power back.

[edhopper]

5. Because of the Supreme Court

that would take a Constitutional Amendment

[GusBob]

2. Wanna figure out who wins the next World Series?

It will be one of the 5 teams with the highest payrolls, 2 of them will play against each other in the final series

I myself would not want to be rich, no thanks. I certainly would not want to be a rich man in a poor country

[edhopper]

6. One of the reasons the MLB needs

a salary cap with a mandatory minimum total pay.

[hedda_foil]

3. Here's a non-paywalled link.

https://archive.ph/2eylH

[Johnny2X2X]

4. They don't see America the same way we do

In our America, regular Americans are the focus and deserve a piece of the American Dream. In their America, only the elite deserve to lead fulfilling lives. They'd make the bottom 99% slaves if they could, literal slaves.

[betsuni]

7. 80% $ goes to the Right, why both-sides-Dems-corrupt-controlled-by-billionaires-wealthy-donors-oligarchs is BS.

A lie.