04-08-2021, 10:00 AM
(04-08-2021, 09:45 AM)hollodero Wrote: OK, that is interesting. But I figure if there were term limits or anything of the like, this statistics would change. Lobbyists' money always goes somewhere and I doubt the budgets for buying politicians would get reduced or cut.
It's harder to buy someone who hasn't actually done your favor yet because you are banking on their willingness to actually follow through. The money problem of politics really is a complex one that should be addressed, but there is little interest in REALLY digging in because there are a lot of skeletons there.