The Trouble With Moiney.

There's a good article in the N.Y. Times today on the importance of campaign finance. "How to get citizens actually united" is the title. What it points out is how important campaign financing really is. In the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. vs Citizens United, the floodgates were opened.  Multi- millionaires are now just pikers. The Billionaires have taken over. The problem with all this is that politicians, wanting to get elected, must look at these people and corporations and at what they want or expect for their money. If they want to have any chance of winning that election, they're gonna need tons of money for ads and their gonna need SuperPacs to spend lots of money attacking their opponent. Does anyone think that candidate isn't gonna have to give something back? But the opponent is doing the same thing and hoping to get the same billionaire to back him. It leaves no chance for the little guy. Whether you're a conservative or a liberal doesn't matter a whole lot. What matters is what the rich guy wants. Because he's footing the bill. So the rich guy gets his tax break or doesn't get that tough legislation that would have hurt his business. The candidate got his office. What did you get? A lot of dysfunction in Washington. Is that why you voted? Are you the guy or gal who voted in the hopes of electing some shmoe who would reward influential wealthy people and giving you the short end of the stick? I didn't think so. If you're against big government, okay. If you're in favor of social services, okay. But unless you're in favor of corruption, you should be wary of large donors and the money they offer our candidates, and the special treatment they expect for it.