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Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by michaelmrose on Thursday May 13, 2021 @02:59AM (#27139223)
Almost 10 billion dollars was donated in the 2020 election cycle. The money overwhelmingly comes from a very small and well off portion of the population. This is why the positions taken by congress so consistently serve the interests of the few over the many.

https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/donor-demogra...

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Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by Aunche on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:18AM (#27139317)
Campaign finance is certainly broken, but it's not the same as lobbying. Also, most evidence points towards money having little if any impact on elections. Most recently, Bloomberg spent $570 million on primaries and only received 31 delegates.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/money-and-elections-a-c...

https://www.vox.com/2016/2/9/10941690/campaign-finance-left

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bloomberg-delegate-18-million/

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