Good God do I hate Elizabeth Warren

[Nebe]

Sounds like the swamp draining I would support.
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Sounds like the swamp draining I would support.
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When politicians sell influence to the highest bidder, that's bad for everyone. Would Warren's bill also limit/ban contributions from labor unions? Or only from other businesses? People tend to forget that just as the GOP gets donations from Wall Street, so do the democrats get donations from labor unions and Hollywood. They all have their masters.

Also interesting that Warren is sad that the public has such little trust in Washington,. Coming from someone who lied about her ethnicity when applying for a job paying 400k, that's pretty interesting.

God I hope she gets the nomination.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

When politicians sell influence to the highest bidder, that's bad for everyone. Would Warren's bill also limit/ban contributions from labor unions? Or only from other businesses? People tend to forget that just as the GOP gets donations from Wall Street, so do the democrats get donations from labor unions and Hollywood. They all have their masters.

Those evil labor unions are not the big donors
The top five donors to super PACs in the 2016 election are all billionaires or, at least, worth nine figures. There’s the environmentalist former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer. He has donated $66.2 million to NextGen Climate Action, his super PAC supporting Democratic candidates who back action to counter climate change. Republican casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife have donated $52.9 million. S. Donald Sussman, the Democratic hedge fund billionaire, has given $37.2 million to an array of super PACs. Newsweb Corporation chairman Fred Eychaner has supported Democrats with $32.1 million in super PAC donations. Facebook billionaire Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, have donated $22 million to super PACs supporting Democrats.

These donors combined to give more than $210 million ― more than all reported election spending by labor unions. In total, super PAC donations by rich people giving more than $500,000 topped $757 million by Oct. 19. That’s nearly six times the amount donated by labor.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Those evil labor unions are not the big donors
The top five donors to super PACs in the 2016 election are all billionaires or, at least, worth nine figures. There’s the environmentalist former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer. He has donated $66.2 million to NextGen Climate Action, his super PAC supporting Democratic candidates who back action to counter climate change. Republican casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife have donated $52.9 million. S. Donald Sussman, the Democratic hedge fund billionaire, has given $37.2 million to an array of super PACs. Newsweb Corporation chairman Fred Eychaner has supported Democrats with $32.1 million in super PAC donations. Facebook billionaire Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, have donated $22 million to super PACs supporting Democrats.

These donors combined to give more than $210 million ― more than all reported election spending by labor unions. In total, super PAC donations by rich people giving more than $500,000 topped $757 million by Oct. 19. That’s nearly six times the amount donated by labor.

Why did you specify the donors to super PACs, as opposed to the top donors who give directly to the candidate? Trying to hide something?

Labor unions don't give meaningful money to democrats? Then it wouldn't be a big deal to stop taking it. Go ahead and propose that.