sanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agoThe Rotten Stench of Elon Musk's Political Money - "Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November"www.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down11
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkThe Rotten Stench of Elon Musk's Political Money - "Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November"www.commondreams.orgsanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squarelemmygarden@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up28·4 days agoI don’t understand why people are allowed to give money to politicians that aren’t in their district. Like only donate to politicians that are running in the district that you’re registered to vote in.
minus-squareREDACTED@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up24·4 days agoDidn’t he offer money directly to voters at some point?
minus-squareAmyAye@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoYeah, there was a contest for like a million dollars that you entered by registering to vote in certain states.
minus-squarePattyMcB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoAnd now Wisconsin is going after him for election bribery. I hope something actually comes of it, but i don’t have high hopes.
minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days ago I don’t understand why people are allowed to give money to politicians Ftfy
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoOh because the system was already pretty corrupt and they’ve recently doubled down on that
I don’t understand why people are allowed to give money to politicians that aren’t in their district. Like only donate to politicians that are running in the district that you’re registered to vote in.
Didn’t he offer money directly to voters at some point?
Yeah, there was a contest for like a million dollars that you entered by registering to vote in certain states.
And now Wisconsin is going after him for election bribery. I hope something actually comes of it, but i don’t have high hopes.
Ftfy
Oh because the system was already pretty corrupt and they’ve recently doubled down on that