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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky
3 questions that may or may not be appropriate here.
violence on tv. cartoons movies video games...
gay rights movement and accomplishments compared to other groups fighting for equality.
insane amounts of money raised to advertise political campaigns and why some of that raised isn't simply given to the homeless, etc...
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Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky
nobody addressed my final question. what if somebody runs for political office and promises that half the donations they receive will go to some type of specific "good" cause?
It's not clear to me why this would be more effective than just directly raising money for charity without running for office? Like if people are willing to donate to a good cause then the running for office part is superfluous?
As far as why so much money, it's basically just money == power, really. People spend a lot of money on politics because they think they get a good return on that investment. That's too simple of course but I think it's close enough.