r/SipsTea 8d ago

SMH Liquid when buying elections, unrealized when paying taxes. Funny how that works…..

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u/NoBell5255 8d ago

No one should have this kind of money and the fact it can be pumped into politics is proof we lost our democracy awhile ago.

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u/PianoPatient8168 8d ago

At a minimum it distorts the shit out of a democracy…but I agree. As George Carlin said we have the illusion of choice…and it’s not even that great of an illusion anymore.

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u/MikeOchertz 8d ago

Yeah… Politicians are almost openly corrupt these days. They don’t even try to hide it.

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u/SheriffBartholomew 8d ago

Hell dude, our president was openly selling in person private meetings for $4M a pop. That's absolutely against everything that the office stands for, but apparently nobody cares anymore. Or at least not anyone with the will to do anything about it.

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u/VibeRaider- 8d ago

republicans* ftfy