4 Things You Should Know About the Plutocrats Buying Our Democracy

"Where money in politics is felt is in distortion of priorities: in the weakening of Wall Street regulations, legislation that continually favors corporations over workers’ rights and wages, the bailing out of failing firms on the taxpayer’s dime, big business tax breaks that amount to corporate welfare, patent laws that protect corporations’ profits and keep prices high, and so on. In short, the invention and protection of the megarich is the return the megarich get for their donations. If their increased giving is any indication, they’re quite happy with this trade."