"Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund reveals in a new report Thursday that 40 billionaires and billionaire families with ties to Epstein have injected over $1.57 billion into U.S. elections since 2010.
According to the group’s analysis, 84 percent of this spending, or over $1.3 billion, went toward Republicans or conservative causes."
That's about $3 million a year if divided evenly, mostly to Republicans. I remember seeing articles about politicians being bought for $10-30k. So that's a good stake in the Republican party in every state. And that's only the money they have tracked.
Just to be clear: The fund has been (for now, stay tuned) abandoned, but it was always going to come from taxpayers, which rarely if ever means the Epstein class.
That's just what they could find. And, doesn't include insider trading tips, or other "perks".
The real number is much, much higher, I have no doubt.
One more reason to support term limits for Congress. Don't let them get entrenched. It's not about age, it's about terms. The problem is how long they stay in office, how old they are is just a by-product of that.
Does America even have an elections agency anymore? Like, there won't be any problems with campaign donations of you're not going to have elections anymore.
Without elections America will officially be an Authoritarian state.
You have to wonder about correlation and causation here. Are the billionaires spending money on these elections because of their Epstein ties? Or is it just that every fucking one of these billionaire perverts is in the fucking files?
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uberdroog@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 46d
That is all? That sounds low.
Kirp123@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 46d
American politicians are quite cheap.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d
Ridiculously cheap. If you can buy a car with a reasonable down payment you can afford one.
ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 45d
Contributions are counted and less than actions (like buying Twitter and news orgs)
mongooseofrevenge@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 46d
"Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund reveals in a new report Thursday that 40 billionaires and billionaire families with ties to Epstein have injected over $1.57 billion into U.S. elections since 2010.
According to the group’s analysis, 84 percent of this spending, or over $1.3 billion, went toward Republicans or conservative causes."
That's about $3 million a year if divided evenly, mostly to Republicans. I remember seeing articles about politicians being bought for $10-30k. So that's a good stake in the Republican party in every state. And that's only the money they have tracked.
Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 45d
Is this only billionaires with ties to Epstein or all billionaires?
D_C@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 46d
I wouldn't be surprised if it was 1.6bill each.
Or 1.6bill a month.
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 30 pts · 46d
The Republicans who love go fuck children is enjoying support from the Epstein class. Not really shocked about this development.
lemmyng@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 46d
So that's where most of Trump's 1.76 billion slush fund for traitors came from: additional pedophiles.
NekoKoneko@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 46d
Just to be clear: The fund has been (for now, stay tuned) abandoned, but it was always going to come from taxpayers, which rarely if ever means the Epstein class.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 46d
That's just what they could find. And, doesn't include insider trading tips, or other "perks".
The real number is much, much higher, I have no doubt.
One more reason to support term limits for Congress. Don't let them get entrenched. It's not about age, it's about terms. The problem is how long they stay in office, how old they are is just a by-product of that.
We need term limits for Congress.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 46d
I'm amazed it isn't more.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 46d
US politicians are cheaper than you might think.
Meron35@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 45d
Usual suspects
Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 45d
CyberDragonCore@programming.dev · 4 pts · 45d
A group of cannibalistic pedophiles disgusts me 🤮
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 46d
Does America even have an elections agency anymore? Like, there won't be any problems with campaign donations of you're not going to have elections anymore.
Without elections America will officially be an Authoritarian state.
gdog05@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 46d
We will have elections. Whether they're free and fair is up for grabs.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d
There's definitely a dog and pony show on a Tuesday in November. Can't wait to see the surprise red wave in 6 months.
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 46d
You have to wonder about correlation and causation here. Are the billionaires spending money on these elections because of their Epstein ties? Or is it just that every fucking one of these billionaire perverts is in the fucking files?
o0evillusion0o@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 46d
Yes. Yes.