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Trump’s Disgusting Comment on Veterans Sparks Uproar (newrepublic.com)

submitted 3 months ago by btaf45@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nobody should just have 300 million available in spending money that they can throw at politics.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

When spending money determines who wins or loses an election or political career .... why keep referring to it as a democracy.

A political system that runs on money is known as a plutocracy and a system that runs on the power of a few wealthy people is known as an oligarchy.

Whatever this system is now .... it definitely does not run on the will of the people ... which is what democracy is.

[–] harsh3466@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

We don’t. You’re just saying the loud part out loud.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

When dozens of billionaires are funding your operation, that much money makes sense. However, Trump constantly lies about everything and Kamala announced a few hundred million raised in the first week she began her campaign so he's most likely trying to sound just popular as her by saying he also has a lot of money.

Campaign finance reform now!