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Re:Stay Gold, America by euroderf on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @11:11AM (#42623958)
> The only people this seems to work for consistently are the wealthy.

Well, that's because they know how to invest wisely in lawmakers. Fabulous ROI.

Re:Stay Gold, America by pas on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @01:32PM (#42625680)
meh, not really.

maybe it's good when you are at that level. Jeff and Elon both spent a ridiculous amount, but arguably smart money like the Koch brothers are just making nice influence campaigns with a lot less, and of course the same goes for state-level actors.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/09/18/too-much-dark-money-in...