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[–] CyberSyndicalist@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

nominally there a limits but the rich just donate however much they want to superpacs which are basically just front organizations for the politician.

[–] TheVelvetGentleman@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

I'm aware of all of the loopholes that exist now, but I didn't think the rich were just coming out and bragging about how they flaunt the very reasonable laws regarding contribution caps.