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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I think that might be a little bit worse, because money donated directly to a candidate could be used for personal enrichment rather than just improving chances of election, making becoming a politician to solicit bribes a more viable business.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

That's why politicians publish books. The pac or whoever buys a bunch of copies and gives/throws them away.