People who say money in elections doesn't matter (because, look, Jeb! lost): Today's tax drafting fiasco is best evidence $ buys donors and lobbyists access to help sneak in provisions that no one pays attention to until it is too late but sometimes are worth billions of dollars.
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Dead on, Rick. The place where the new big money really matters is in the Congress and in the state legislatures.
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This isn't how government works in a functioning democracy. Can fight - will fight - for real solutions for fair representation: - NEW BAN on committee contributions - No lobbyist fundraising - Citizen funded electionshttps://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2017/11/30/443490/corporate-donors-get-tax-breaks-5-ways-fight-back/ …
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Great, just bought it.
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