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Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas by nickff on Monday August 10, 2020 @02:57PM (#24112742)
Money (generally) doesn't buy elections.[1][2]

[1] https://freakonomics.com/2012/01/12/does-money-really-buy-el...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter

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Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas by mledu on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:10PM (#24112876)
Yes correlation != causation. As vkou noted, it's who gets to pick the candidates that matters, which leaves us to pick between a giant douche or a turd sandwich.
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Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas by JamesBarney on Monday August 10, 2020 @05:59PM (#24114514)
A lot of candidates are chosen via the primary not business elites sitting in back rooms choosing candidates.
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Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas by vkou on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:15PM (#24112926)
Money doesn't decide elections, money picks the candidates that run for elections.

There's also the tried-and-true strategy of paying off both candidates, so that regardless who wins, they'll be beholden to you.

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