[OC] Which Political Groups did Former FTX Executives Donate to?Submitted by coingecko t3_114cs54 in dataisbeautiful
apriljeangibbs t1_j8wkta0 wrote
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So if these are PACs then it’s effectively the same as donating to the party, just splitting hairs really?
jakenash t1_j8wld1e wrote
In theory, no. In practice, absolutely.
KindlyQuasar t1_j8xiggf wrote
>So if these are PACs then it’s effectively the same as donating to the party, just splitting hairs really?
Exactly. The above user mentioned a bad Supreme Court decision, and they nailed the problem right on the head. Look up Citizens United.
Check out this article How Stephen Colbert Taught Americans About Super PACs to learn more, and bonus points because Stephen Colbert is awesome and showed us how ridiculous it all really is.
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