What exactly does a large political contribution do for a contributor? The standard line is that access is “bought.” Being far removed from the Washington “belt-way,” the American people have swallowed the line, admittedly naively. As of 2015, we can look at the proverbial “man behind the curtain” for a much more realistic grasp of the extent to which private interests have corrupted the American political system.
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Political Contributions in the U.S.: Political Bribery Beyond Access
What exactly does a large political contribution do for a contributor? The standard line is that access is “bought.” Being far removed from the Washington “belt-way,” the American people have swallowed the line, admittedly naively. As of 2015, we can look at the proverbial “man behind the curtain” for a much more realistic grasp of the extent to which private interests have corrupted the American political system.
What exactly does a large political contribution do for a contributor? The standard line is that access is “bought.” Being far removed from the Washington “belt-way,” the American people have swallowed the line, admittedly naively. As of 2015, we can look at the proverbial “man behind the curtain” for a much more realistic grasp of the extent to which private interests have corrupted the American political system.
What exactly does a large political contribution do for a contributor? The standard line is that access is bought. Being far removed from the Washington belt-way, the American people have swallowed the line, admittedly naively. As of 2015, we can look at the proverbial man behind the curtain for a much more realistic grasp of the extent to which private interests have corrupted the American political system. The full essay is at Political Bribery in the U.S.
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