Yeah, but this is how pretty much all governments work... Barring one's like Singapore's that has a hard focus on merit. China's actually does better on merit for rising to power also.
There's the ideal scenario and there's practical constraints. Campaigning all around the United States takes a lot of cash. It has to come from somewhere. Also, a lot of the campaign money comes from individual contributors contributing less than $200 (about 41% for Harris so far). That at least says citizens also had a say in the campaigning money equation. To make it seem like it's all corporations is disingenuous. Also, if one could just buy up the presidency, Donald Trump would have this one pretty secure, wouldn't he? But, even with all the money in the world, people have their say on election day.
@@Atrail_Mckinley4786 Point is that the views of minimum wage earning people like @scifirealism are never considered in government, only those of the wealthy.
David Koch died in 2019. In 2020, Charles Koch donated ONE PERCENT of what Soros, Wyss (not even an American citizen) and Omidyar donated to Democrats. Before that, most of their money has gone into building Libertarian networks and think tanks.
@@nacarreira777 David has been dead since 2019 and Charles historically spent his money on Libertarian party networks and libertarian think tanks. He spent 1% the money on Republicans that Soros, Wyss and Omidyar spent on Democrats.
You think Google (and Big Tech in general) would be under antitrust attacks if they had meaningful influence over the government? There are groups with power, groups without power, and having money doesn't mean that you get to be one of the groups with power... Not when the established players who already have power don't want you in their club. It would be more correct to say that we need Google in our elections, rather than groups that represent the thinking that made you powerful in the past.
Basically it’s not a democracy. They choose for us the candidates and we have to pick one of two. This report also didn’t mention the biggest manipulator, AIPAC !
14.4 billion US Dollar raised in the 2020 elections. Imagine what could be done with that money for the sake of the country. Limits on campaign spending need to be put into place.
At its core, wealth and power dictate the rules of the game. Voting feels more like a performance -- we’re choosing from candidates they’ve already picked for us. The real decisions are made by those who can afford to bankroll campaigns, and the systems meant to keep them in check are just as compromised, kept alive by the very advertising dollars that fuel this cycle. It’s a disturbing realization, but it’s hard to ignore when you see how money flows and controls every aspect of our so-called democracy.
Laws for donation limits exist, but a court said they are unconstitutional in a certain situation which created the loophole through which super pacs were born.
@@julianbruns7459 So the loop hall overrides the law which means IT NEEDS REWRITTEN IN FAVOR OF THE PEOPLE. Simple. Laws against theft too unless you steal less than $1K in certain states. Ready for a revolution & all lefties will melt like the snowflakes they are !!!! Frost Frauds
Using political donations to pay personal legal fees, fines, and accumulating interest on over $600M means less campaign spending and a $600M+ hole filled by manipulative, self-dealing dark money. Political parties used to weed out "conflicted" or seemingly "unsavory" candidates, let alone convicted felons. But here we are...
Because there’s clear bias on one side than the other. On one side, you have A list actors, progressive influencers, whole DEI Corporations, and big tech & media companies, etc.. in overwhelming numbers, not only trying to use their influence to get to the average American but spend their resources to aid in that mass manipulation… Republicans have roughly 2 people and one of them wasn’t even a given until the attempted assassination. Mentioning them Would be like throwing a raindrop on a housefire. Also, VPs literally don’t do anything for voting power. We’re talking about presidential candidates so your little quip wouldn’t really apply here now would it?
You really oversimplified the part about spending groups. It’s not just individuals, PACs, and super PACs, there are entities like 501c4s that have a massive amount of influence as well
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Common sense outweighs money every time for a positive outcome. Tell the maga billionaires America is not for sale. Vote 💙 in masses across the country.
If you're talking about America and sales, KH has more billionaires pulling her strings, in case you want to pick a candidate who's selling America. That's why it's difficult for her to stay on a lane and why she must flip flop because, she's not sure which of the donors will be offended
Develop a citizen lobbying fund via tax cuts and refunds. Place transparent caps on PACs and super PACs. Create new institutions and regulations that combat election interference domestic and abroad. Stop letting data go to the highest bidder privacy breaches are also no bueno.
This is not just in the US, but in all democracies. Common people don't donate money (or that much) to political campaigns, but billionaires and corporations do, and when their candidate wins, they come knocking to get their 'Return on Investment'. The big question is how can we stop this?
Recently, there was a debate between Trump and Harris, Taylor Swift supported Harris, you understand that she has a large audience, most likely this is a large percentage of voters
Imagine coming up with a political system,where in a two horse race, one candidate can get more votes yet still lose. The elections are held not on the weekend where most people have spare time but on a working day penalising the poor who more likely work on the clock. Where it’s not actually the personal vote that ultimately counts but a small, group of electoral officials across the country which is the reason my first point can be possible.
In the UK, political parties - not individuals, entire parties - are limited to about £35 million (source - Electoral Commission) for a General Election campaign We have no 'I am Keir Starmer and I approve this message' Generous contributions are made by lobby groups to parties but there are strict limits on overall spending We get leaflets through the door on candidates and online advertising but very little televised ads
I still dont understand how so many people are content for voting a candidate who literally threatened to kill his number 2 in the last elections. Maybe sometimes hate is a stronger force than logical reasoning.
A lot of money is spent on the maintenance of these companies, you just can't imagine how much money has already been spent on debates/caucuses, primaries, election videos and campaigning
Social media election ads are annoying. I avoid most national news, am watching UA-cam video that has nothing to do with election and randomly these election candidate Ad will pop up. Ridiculous and very annoying.
Politicians have always said it, they’re not in it to help the community or better it, they’re there for the money. And its true they don’t get paid much bur pass some laws for some buddies and magically you are a millionaire now
Biden's failure to drop out of the race in a timely manner is proof of how bad his condition is. I hope he recovers because he's a decent and well-meaning man.
People should stop seeing the democrats and republicans as two independent parties and more like two factions of the same party, that of doing wall street’s bidding
There need to be limits on campaign financing so the elections are fairer, and all qualified candidates have opportunities to run for office, regardless of their economic situation.
5:50 doesnt it say something that thwe most up to date picture of timothy miller we have is from the 80s.?? Talk about insulation and shadow people... Geez.. 😳😳
He did not mention that ! Every speaker on their Campaign gets pay millions especially Obama and many others! That all they care about. They can careless about poor people!!
@@MyBadHandletrump lost money during his presidency lol he was an established billionaire before he ever became president. Which means he didn’t need people’s money like your puppet party head.
Keeping Super Pacs helps keep undue political influence and supports corruption. The US needs to have a fair system, so that everyone can benefit, not just the super wealthy.
There NEEDS to be a spending limit, and stronger limitations on advertising standards for political campaigns. In the UK, campaign signs aren't even allowed to be kept up for more than 2 weeks past an election, TV adverts are outright banned outside of very specific Party Political Broadcasts, and spending is limited to £30m in general elections.
Well nobody what govt in uk is elected they continue to bring more migrants and refugees into London. Maybe changing rules around elections would get politicians to actually represent the people.
IT makes sense in a small country like the UK> Here in the US a lot of money goes to travel across the country and big rallies.. Agree it is so costly.
@@Flash3-22 I certainly wouldn't suggest that the USA should have as small a budget as the UK, but there absolutely should still be a limit regardless of size. Maybe $30-50m per state or vary depending on population, but multiple billions per campaign for months on end is insane.
The more I read about American politics the more ridiculous it gets
Im now binge watching every thing about US politics 🤣
its all theater. the country is a joke.
Meanwhile in China...
Perhaps it's because you are so ignorant 😅
It's fun to watch, like marvel movies
They should rename the country from “United states of America” to “United states of corporations “
It really is a corporation. Your birth certificate is on the stock market.
@@samuraijack1371 United Corporations of America...
They support democrats
cyberpunk?
@@samuraijack1371 all other countries are pure
You should not be allowed to lobby or buy your way into the government. Normal, honest average people are just as qualified when money is not involved
No, they are much more qualified because they know what it means to serve someone else.
I guess the Supreme Court did not listen to you. When they passed Citizen's United, they let the billionaires donate to their hearts content.
Yeah, but this is how pretty much all governments work... Barring one's like Singapore's that has a hard focus on merit.
China's actually does better on merit for rising to power also.
There's the ideal scenario and there's practical constraints. Campaigning all around the United States takes a lot of cash. It has to come from somewhere. Also, a lot of the campaign money comes from individual contributors contributing less than $200 (about 41% for Harris so far). That at least says citizens also had a say in the campaigning money equation. To make it seem like it's all corporations is disingenuous. Also, if one could just buy up the presidency, Donald Trump would have this one pretty secure, wouldn't he? But, even with all the money in the world, people have their say on election day.
Nobody wants to listen to poor people such as myself.
I make $10/hr as a cashier and $900/semester as an intern.
I want to listen.
What does this have to do with the video.
@@Atrail_Mckinley4786 Point is that the views of minimum wage earning people like @scifirealism are never considered in government, only those of the wealthy.
@@Atrail_Mckinley4786 Politicians should care about the people they represent.
@@princessazulaofthefirenati5870 100%
We have the best government money can buy.
-Mark Twain
It Wasn't that Way in the 1950s and 1960s, but maybe by the 1980s and 1990s.
We used to have good government! It’s in shambles now!!! Hoping Trump lives long enough to straighten out every nook and cranny of what we are now!!!
He must have been rich
How about the Koch Brothers? Letting unlimited funds into our elections means we are weakening the votes of the people.
No it doesn’t.
David Koch died in 2019. In 2020, Charles Koch donated ONE PERCENT of what Soros, Wyss (not even an American citizen) and Omidyar donated to Democrats. Before that, most of their money has gone into building Libertarian networks and think tanks.
Not reslly. No amount of Koch money will force you to vote for him if it doesn't benefit you
@@nacarreira777 David has been dead since 2019 and Charles historically spent his money on Libertarian party networks and libertarian think tanks. He spent 1% the money on Republicans that Soros, Wyss and Omidyar spent on Democrats.
@@guybeingaguy Yes it does.....money buys influence and weakens ours.
Get google and blackrock out of our elections!
lmaaoo
You think Google (and Big Tech in general) would be under antitrust attacks if they had meaningful influence over the government?
There are groups with power, groups without power, and having money doesn't mean that you get to be one of the groups with power... Not when the established players who already have power don't want you in their club.
It would be more correct to say that we need Google in our elections, rather than groups that represent the thinking that made you powerful in the past.
Basically it’s not a democracy. They choose for us the candidates and we have to pick one of two. This report also didn’t mention the biggest manipulator, AIPAC !
They have a right to support their candidate in the same way you have a right to support yours.
It's never been a democracy and was never supposed to be a democracy. Democracies are horrible forms of government.
The USA is a Plutocracy.
direct democracy is the solution
@@ikemefunaumeadi4947 no.
14.4 billion US Dollar raised in the 2020 elections. Imagine what could be done with that money for the sake of the country. Limits on campaign spending need to be put into place.
Stop voters to stop take crazy money
I feel the same way.
That's the Problem and Perhaps, part of the Answer. Stop Acutioning Elections Off !!!!
It's all because of the horrendous Citizens United decision from the Supreme Court which allowed for the creation of Super PACs.
Agree!
At its core, wealth and power dictate the rules of the game. Voting feels more like a performance -- we’re choosing from candidates they’ve already picked for us. The real decisions are made by those who can afford to bankroll campaigns, and the systems meant to keep them in check are just as compromised, kept alive by the very advertising dollars that fuel this cycle. It’s a disturbing realization, but it’s hard to ignore when you see how money flows and controls every aspect of our so-called democracy.
Poor people don't run for office or get heard by politicians.
I don't vote.
@@scifirealism5943not voting is as good as voting for the worst candidate. it has no positive effect and sometimes even has a negative effect
@@mareesthoughts what do I do? Suck it up and vote? There is no perfect candidate.
Well said!
@@scifirealism5943whose fault
What a broken system
yet everyone want to live there why is that ??
@@tacticalrival4550 Because that broken system is forced on everyone else and so they are fairing worse🤷🏽♂️
Surely these billionaries are donating because they support the candidate/party and not because they expect something in return.
Do you not expect something when you spend money?
The comment is sarcastic, of course people expect financial returns @@mikolowiskamikolowiska4993
@@mikolowiskamikolowiska4993that's what he's suggesting
Great point.
Why do we think oil hasn't simply been banned when we know how horrible it is and how quickly we're moving towards climate crisis?
Elections need salary caps like professional sports franchises. Fundraising salary cap..YES!
I don’t think politicians need another law to break.
Laws for donation limits exist, but a court said they are unconstitutional in a certain situation which created the loophole through which super pacs were born.
@@julianbruns7459 So the loop hall overrides the law which means IT NEEDS REWRITTEN IN FAVOR OF THE PEOPLE. Simple. Laws against theft too unless you steal less than $1K in certain states. Ready for a revolution & all lefties will melt like the snowflakes they are !!!! Frost Frauds
You need a salary cap
@@mikolowiskamikolowiska4993 Trump 2024!
Using political donations to pay personal legal fees, fines, and accumulating interest on over $600M means less campaign spending and a $600M+ hole filled by manipulative, self-dealing dark money. Political parties used to weed out "conflicted" or seemingly "unsavory" candidates, let alone convicted felons. But here we are...
If you have short memory check out who made most debt of your country😂
You can thank Dems for such a great deal.😅
@@HumbleHuman-k7gCome Down off of Your Acid Trip, 8mg of just Which Acid??? Democrats have Nothing To Do with this Shite, At All !!!! Wake Up,Please.
@SSS-sz8mg I think he is talking about Donald, not political party.
I cannot believe you didn't mention billionaire Peter Thiel. JD Vance wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for him.
George Soros is the big problem in American politics. Funding far left candidates.
Because there’s clear bias on one side than the other. On one side, you have A list actors, progressive influencers, whole DEI Corporations, and big tech & media companies, etc.. in overwhelming numbers, not only trying to use their influence to get to the average American but spend their resources to aid in that mass manipulation… Republicans have roughly 2 people and one of them wasn’t even a given until the attempted assassination. Mentioning them Would be like throwing a raindrop on a housefire. Also, VPs literally don’t do anything for voting power. We’re talking about presidential candidates so your little quip wouldn’t really apply here now would it?
@@afig7149you’re brain dead if you think GOP only has 2 major donors lmao
You really oversimplified the part about spending groups. It’s not just individuals, PACs, and super PACs, there are entities like 501c4s that have a massive amount of influence as well
How to rebrand corruption in democracy?
Completely missed the ties with JD Vance and Peter Thiel
This is the type of unbiased reporting I like to see. (even if I have my own biases)
So lobbying is basically “bribing” the politician?
Corruption basically
Repeal Citizens United.
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No mention of AIPAC in this video is crazy
How about the tremendous amounts that Qatar is donating in this country. Paying off schools and politicians to look favorably at the religion of peace
@@PhilipZelasko Qatar gave $3 billion to Jared and Ivanka Trump was president.
@@PhilipZelaskolol that’s absolutely not . true this is distortion of reality
That gives you an idea about how far AIPAC's influence has gone, not just politics, media and society as well.
Beautiful times we live in
Just imagine how much good could have be done with this amount of money
And guess who these billionaires will vote for. Come on people. Wake up
And we can all thank citizens united for this
We need a new system. Every other ad you have to explain your policies? Not neg the opponent.
Money buys access. Money is power. Without it you're on the outside looking in in almost every facet of life.
Common sense outweighs money every time for a positive outcome. Tell the maga billionaires America is not for sale. Vote 💙 in masses across the country.
If you're talking about America and sales, KH has more billionaires pulling her strings, in case you want to pick a candidate who's selling America.
That's why it's difficult for her to stay on a lane and why she must flip flop because, she's not sure which of the donors will be offended
Develop a citizen lobbying fund via tax cuts and refunds. Place transparent caps on PACs and super PACs. Create new institutions and regulations that combat election interference domestic and abroad. Stop letting data go to the highest bidder privacy breaches are also no bueno.
Stick with flipping burgers👍
WOW!
@@guybeingaguyexactly
This has been going on for years
And this is exactly why money needs to be taken OUT of politics!!
This is not just in the US, but in all democracies. Common people don't donate money (or that much) to political campaigns, but billionaires and corporations do, and when their candidate wins, they come knocking to get their 'Return on Investment'. The big question is how can we stop this?
They don't need to sway anything. Nowadays they pick the candidates, own the media and even decide what public comments about them are visible
If youre voting the same way as Soros you should really take a step back and think about why that is
I'm suprised business insider share something like this.
They missed AIPAC.
Thanks so much for this crucial story 🎉!
Kamala is the best
It's 2024 and people still believe what you just watched.
Soros, Bill Gate, Warrent never run away from Democrat. That's why Democrat spelling not much different from Kleptocrat.
Recently, there was a debate between Trump and Harris, Taylor Swift supported Harris, you understand that she has a large audience, most likely this is a large percentage of voters
You failed to mention the vast amounts of money for the legion of "dirty tricks."
Heres the kicker guys, they donate to both parties simultaneously!
Imagine coming up with a political system,where in a two horse race, one candidate can get more votes yet still lose. The elections are held not on the weekend where most people have spare time but on a working day penalising the poor who more likely work on the clock. Where it’s not actually the personal vote that ultimately counts but a small, group of electoral officials across the country which is the reason my first point can be possible.
Well done, continue
In the UK, political parties - not individuals, entire parties - are limited to about £35 million (source - Electoral Commission) for a General Election campaign
We have no 'I am Keir Starmer and I approve this message'
Generous contributions are made by lobby groups to parties but there are strict limits on overall spending
We get leaflets through the door on candidates and online advertising but very little televised ads
Billionaires need to get out of our elections we’ve suffering the middle class and poor . Democrats doing a lousy job up there. It’s BS.
I still dont understand how so many people are content for voting a candidate who literally threatened to kill his number 2 in the last elections.
Maybe sometimes hate is a stronger force than logical reasoning.
As an individual I have never in my life “felt” so poor, insignificant, and uncounted in the US.
Millions of dollars spent and the dem messaging still stinks!
That's your 🐘 Rider opinion, take it elsewhere please.
@@richardgann5400 get out of here now
This is Trump 's last chance because of his geriatric senile state and he will be in jail because of his 34 felony convictions
Commie Kamala will destroy America. She was a total failure on the border, and the Dem party gave us sanctuary cities and defund police policies 🤡🤡🤡
No more big money in politics-no matter which side it comes from. PERIODT!!
A lot of money is spent on the maintenance of these companies, you just can't imagine how much money has already been spent on debates/caucuses, primaries, election videos and campaigning
Social media election ads are annoying. I avoid most national news, am watching UA-cam video that has nothing to do with election and randomly these election candidate Ad will pop up. Ridiculous and very annoying.
Politicians have always said it, they’re not in it to help the community or better it, they’re there for the money. And its true they don’t get paid much bur pass some laws for some buddies and magically you are a millionaire now
Where is all this money going? Not toward helping my pockets. Both sides need to be evaluated
Excellent analysis.
Sorry, George Carlin already told us so up your outdated baloney.
jill stein 2024💚💚💚💚
We need caps on election financing
Those are not donations , those are investment ...
Thank you fpr the explanation, God bless
Funny how the party which is usually in favor of more spending is also the party which usually raises most campaign funds.
What a shame... All the Americans aren't enough to stand for their pure race!!!
It's democracy and therefore everything can be bought out in a constitutional republic.😂
Weren't you calling us conspiracy theorists for saying this? 😂😂😂
Come to India , Politicians literally give money to peopel to vote for their party lol
Great country indeed.
Ah, waiter. I’d like to buy one election please.
Money = Power
Im sure these billionaires are donating money because they love the country 😊
Biden's failure to drop out of the race in a timely manner is proof of how bad his condition is. I hope he recovers because he's a decent and well-meaning man.
People should stop seeing the democrats and republicans as two independent parties and more like two factions of the same party, that of doing wall street’s bidding
Is this the country that some people still see as the leader of democratic values in the world??
Because of inflation! You know old guys can one handedly carry $100 grocery bag nowadays like a purse.
This os not Democracy😮😮why they need money😮😮😮😮😮
The U.S.A is "The best democracy money can buy"
so the theme of every election is "Money Makes the World Go Round". we can't beat money.
I need a job collecting ad money for political campaigns.
I really appreciate the unbiased nature of this video 👍🏿
Nicely done. Pretty objective journalism. Great word choice.
Capitalism innit.
There need to be limits on campaign financing so the elections are fairer, and all qualified candidates have opportunities to run for office, regardless of their economic situation.
Thanks
It seems a bit blackmailish. Like ”If you do not get rid of Biden, we will not donate”.
Surely there wasn't an important Supreme Court decision before the 2012 election that directly impacted campaign finance law or something...
Trump would do better if he stopped with the BS but I can't stand Communists and will vote Trump
American democracy is such a joke 😂
5:50 doesnt it say something that thwe most up to date picture of timothy miller we have is from the 80s.?? Talk about insulation and shadow people... Geez..
😳😳
remember that movie "Bulworth"? its exactly this.
That’s why we cannot let this happen.
Obama multi-millionaire.
Biden multi-millionaire.
Clinton multi-millinaire.
Bush -- multi-BILLIONAIRE.
Do you see the trend?
Trump?
@@MyBadHandle Yes, of course. They all become exceedingly rich, Democracts and Republicans. All are multimillionaires. All.
That's not how trends work... Bush was elected before Obama, Biden and Clinton.
He did not mention that ! Every speaker on their Campaign gets pay millions especially Obama and many others! That all they care about. They can careless about poor people!!
@@MyBadHandletrump lost money during his presidency lol he was an established billionaire before he ever became president. Which means he didn’t need people’s money like your puppet party head.
Few media and democrats wants to talk about George Soros. But they kept bringing Elon Musk up!
End Super Pacs!
Keeping Super Pacs helps keep undue political influence and supports corruption.
The US needs to have a fair system, so that everyone can benefit, not just the super wealthy.
There NEEDS to be a spending limit, and stronger limitations on advertising standards for political campaigns.
In the UK, campaign signs aren't even allowed to be kept up for more than 2 weeks past an election, TV adverts are outright banned outside of very specific Party Political Broadcasts, and spending is limited to £30m in general elections.
Well nobody what govt in uk is elected they continue to bring more migrants and refugees into London. Maybe changing rules around elections would get politicians to actually represent the people.
They don't have freedom of speech. We do. Notice only wealthy ppl contest elections in the uk
IT makes sense in a small country like the UK>
Here in the US a lot of money goes to travel across the country
and big rallies.. Agree it is so costly.
@@Flash3-22 I certainly wouldn't suggest that the USA should have as small a budget as the UK, but there absolutely should still be a limit regardless of size.
Maybe $30-50m per state or vary depending on population, but multiple billions per campaign for months on end is insane.
We must get rid of super pacs, but greed you know?
Citizens United?
This is not news. It’s always been like this.