cross-posted from: https://lemmy.whynotdrs.org/post/399058

  1. Donate the maximum amount legally allowed (as an individual).
  2. Tell the Member that you would like to become a bundler.

(A bundler is a person or small group of people who pool or aggregate contributions “from the community” and then deliver them in one lump sum to a political campaign).

  1. Once you have raised a sizeable amount, deliver the money to the Senator so they can use it wisely. In turn, trade stock options based on insider information to the tune of millions, be super glad that you helped the democratic process!

1% vs the 99%

  • vonxylofon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That could be pretty easily abused, imagine, by straw men siphoning state money without any prospect of winning.

    At least in Europe, there are campaign financial limits so things don’t get too out of hand. Corruption, therefore, is done via other means.

    • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      Iirc here in Germany you get some funding based on the votes you got last election.

      This reduces reliance on outside funding without enabling freeloaders, but sucks for first timers.