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Re:List of every member of congress who supports SOPA, sorta... by greenyoda on Sunday January 08, 2012 @07:20PM (#3440985)
It's certainly corruption, but it's corruption that's legal under our laws. There have been some attempts over the years to reform U.S. campaign finance laws, but they've failed (the people who make the laws like the system the way it is).

How are political campaigns funded in Europe? And don't large businesses have influence over politicians there too?

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Re:List of every member of congress who supports SOPA, sorta... by toyg on Sunday January 08, 2012 @07:30PM (#3441011)
In some countries, the State funds political parties in proportion to their votes or some other parameter. Obviously this is never enough, so large businesses do have an influence over here as well. "Revolving doors" are a bit less common than in the US, but that's changing.

Note that corruption is not necessarily linked to the source of "original" funds. Italian politicians are the best paid in Europe... I rest my case.

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