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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the controversial Arizona Democrat who threatens to derail President Biden's legislative agenda, received more than $750,000 in donations from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. After that, she announced her opposition to a Democratic plan to lower prescription drug costs.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @01:33PM (11 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @01:33PM (#1181106)

    Politician bought by deep pocket donor....

    This is nothing new. If you were to dig into any of the members of the House or Senate (except, maybe, Bernie) you'll find ample evidence of this pattern:

    1. Donor "A" with lots of money makes large contribution to politician X's campaign funds
    2. Politician X announces its opposition to bill Y which would be bad for the business that donor "A" operates

    And, if you dug long enough, you'd likely find this pattern from many more than a few of them:

    1. Donor "A" donates to politician X on date Y
    2. Politician X announces opposition to bill Z which would negatively impact the business area of donor A.
    3. Donor "B", whom operates a business in opposition to donor A, donates to politician X on date Z (Z > Y)
    4. Politician X announces support for bill Z (same bill Z) which would negatively impact donor A, but would positively impact donor B (by negatively impacting donor A).

    They are all guilty of the first list, and a subset of all are guilty of the steps in the second list. This is what happens when things like "Citizen's United" allowed corporations unfettered donation ability. The politicians are simply for sale to the highest bidder (donor).

  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday September 24 2021, @04:07PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday September 24 2021, @04:07PM (#1181152) Journal

    And of course don't forget that it's only "lobbying" if you disagree with it.

    A liberal voter sees a donation from the ACLU, yay!
    A conservative sees a donation from a Pro Life group, yay!

    Swap those then it's OMG THE LOBBYING!!!!

  • (Score: 2, Disagree) by fustakrakich on Friday September 24 2021, @07:15PM (9 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday September 24 2021, @07:15PM (#1181209) Journal

    Quit yer bellyachin' about "Citizens United", it's a bullshit distraction. You will not fix the money issue until you eliminate the 501c tax deductions.. It's just a giant money laundering scheme.

    --
    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @07:33PM (8 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @07:33PM (#1181220)

      https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45110&page=1&cid=1181209#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]

      We've hit peak fusty!

      "Quit yer bellyachin'
      - Yes, please quit fusty

      "it's a bullshit distraction"
      - Yes you are

      "You will not fix the money issue until you eliminate the 501c tax deductions"
      - lawl ok little buddy, not that your point has NO value, just more bullshit distractions from actually fixing problems

      "It's just a giant money laundering scheme"
      - Which is why we can't fix Citizen's United? You make less sense every day, that is unless one assumes that your goal is distraction and chaos instead of solving problems. Because then the vague nature and lack of constructive thought makes perfect sense.

      • (Score: -1, Troll) by fustakrakich on Friday September 24 2021, @09:22PM (7 children)

        by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday September 24 2021, @09:22PM (#1181242) Journal

        - lawl ok little buddy, not that your point has NO value, just more bullshit distractions from actually fixing problems

        Ah cool! We found the corporate shill, wearing a "liberal" dress! Completely waving off the only real, even partial solution to the single biggest cause of political corruption in the USA. Your "Citizens United" shtick is nothing but a censorship crusade.

        --
        La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..

        • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @11:12PM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @11:12PM (#1181268)

          Cowardly shill has to downmod... standard operating procedure

          • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 25 2021, @05:50AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 25 2021, @05:50AM (#1181342)

            Troll

            Just more cowardice from the little shill

        • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 25 2021, @07:13PM (4 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 25 2021, @07:13PM (#1181426)

          Troll! again!

          Shills are definitely doubling down... cowards... fools...

          Eh, this is all they got, they are denied the words

          • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 25 2021, @09:05PM (3 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 25 2021, @09:05PM (#1181446)

            "Ah cool! We found the corporate shill, wearing a "liberal" dress! Completely waving off the only real, even partial solution to the single biggest cause of political corruption in the USA. Your "Citizens United" shtick is nothing but a censorship crusade."

            If you don't see the trollish nonsense in there then your brain is swiss cheese.

            • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @12:17AM (2 children)

              by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @12:17AM (#1181471)

              Harsh, not troll, and all true. The mod squad is just doing their regular little circle jerk here.. whatever

              • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @06:30PM (1 child)

                by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @06:30PM (#1181638)

                Your need to respond, and whine, intrigues (and amuses) us!

                • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @10:40PM

                  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @10:40PM (#1181693)

                  I exist to serve... you are welcome