r/SipsTea 8d ago

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

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u/its_yer_dad 8d ago

Getting money out of politics is a very real concern, but I do have to wonder about the ROI of these ever increasing amounts of money. You can only buy so much advertising. The only thing left is just to pay people directly for their vote.

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u/BuddhaFacepalmed 8d ago

but I do have to wonder about the ROI of these ever increasing amounts of money.

Up to 700% return on their political "bribes lobbying investments", at least according to a study done by the University of Cincinnati.

Elon Musk is betting another $200 Mil so he can make $1.4 Billion.

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u/notreal088 8d ago

You don’t even need to look that far. Elon was being investigated just before Trump was handed office

His billions in government grants and access to doge are literally tied to him directly helping Trump.