These 50 Families Are BUYING The 2024 Election
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2024
- The families supporting Americans For Tax Fairness accounts for 0.0000002% of American households. Wosny Lambre and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Your Support is Crucial to the Show: tyt.com/team
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"Just 50 American families have funneled more than $600 million into the 2024 elections in donations to political parties, PACs and super PACs, a new report has found - a staggering figure that underscores the disproportionate influence the wealthy will wield on the outcome of November’s elections.
The report, from the progressive nonprofit Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), tracked the top 50 families or individuals, all worth billions, who have pumped the most money into the political system as of early May."
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''Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.''
Voltaire
remove private money from politics
Capitalism would collapse.
@@timmy-wj2hc Good. We deserve better than out of control Capitalism.
@@pulsarstargrave256 We all hope so.
Workers of the World, Unite!!! 🚩💪
@@timmy-wj2hc Yes. There would be a massive amount of theft of property, rape, murder and torture of rich people, which is why Affluephobia, a term I coined, is a thing. They do, however, inevitably, defend against that movement with peace loving and un-envious people by their side who just want to get along with their daysand pursue their own interests, namely rising in prosperity without violence until pressed by kinetic force (or admittedly in some instances the force of the stomach) and thus start a civil war and an attempted class-based genocide.
Centrally planned economies have been proven to be wildly successful and objectively better than capitalism, the problem is, Capitalism is subjectively superior in terms of variety, freedom of movement, freedom of speech, freedom to find jobs around the world, etc.. Even this premise of objective superiority due to the tragedy of the commons and therefore an increase in time preference and a rejection of infinite growth over time requires a starvation genocide or pre-natal genocide or even both.
Capitalism is a good thing for everyone, it fosters economic growth and thereby has lifted billions of people out of subsistence agriculture and into the global middle-class.
I acknowledge that tariffs build economies through creative destruction, but keeping them for to long just raises prices, creates the possibility of trade wars and reduces the amount of new growth we can sustain.
I know it seems like the only thing capitalists do is give the same 5 arguments, but state socialism is sub-optimal, particularly the fact that the only time you could open your mouth in the USSR was when you went to your 100% free dentist.
If these people have money to throw at elections, they can afford to pay taxes.
They have the best tax lawyers money can buy. They also have so much money and assets overseas and/or in shell companies. It's almost impossible to trace or enforce tax evasion at that level.
''It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.''
Nice! Keep in mind that the Bible has been corrupted over the millennia so take anything from it with a grain of salt.
This is why nothing will ever change. People are skimming off the top every step of the way whether legal or not.
They allocate 5 billion to the homeless. And every single homeless person is still living on the street in the tent where did that money g we need an outside auditor to figure out where the money is and who stole it and prosecute them.
Get the money out of politics. Everyone should be able to run. Not just the rich.
I think this will never happen in the US. Same thing with the issue about the weapons.
@@ariellll-vb5nm unfortunately I think you're right, but I we can hope.
If money is free speech, and we're all created equal, shouldn't we have the same amount of money at birth
No. You need to earn your speech to show that you are worthy to be listened too.
This is what the term "Deep State" originally referred to. Also, it's worth pointing out that way more billionaires donate to Republicans.
Yes, the Chart proved that.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Democratic millionaire elected officials vote Republican too.
why tf do "billionaire families" even exist, people shoult not be allowed to gather up that much wealth
There should be a think tank to do something about that.
@@TheSweetScience123 We know what to do about it, we just can't find the will to do it. The railroad barons around 1900 were (relatively) about as rich as today's super billionaires. The New Deal fixed that. We need a new New Deal.
I always find it ironic that MAGAs want to go back to the 1950s, but they oppose the tax laws that were in effect at the time that helped create the environment. (WW2 flattening much of Europe also helped, but seriously taxing the rich helped level the playing field.)
@@greybeard5123 I want US to form a think tank to fix the problem, and not just accept that we can't find the will to make things happen as they should.
That is very brave to list them ! People have been targeted for less ! Please be careful !
😂 It's public information.
You left out an important detail: many of these donors give money to both parties, to make sure their concerns are heard no matter who wins...so they Always win.
Exactly. Like that SBF dude.
100%
THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
It's also this country's original, and ongoing, sin. We took what the indigenous people had because it was valuable. We went from indentured servitude to increasingly oppressive servitude*, all to squeeze out more profit. We rebelled against Great Britian over taxation. I also wonder if women were denied the vote because "weaker sex" was really a reference to their weakness for caring about the well-being of others, hence less greedy.
* indentured servitude turned into slavery, and the rights of slaves were stripped away over time. Early on, slaves could own property, like livestock, and even buy their freedom with the proceeds. When too many were able to do so, they were limited to smaller, less profitable livestock.
@@Educated2Extinction
And all we had to do was ~
“Fear God and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”
Jesus, the Preacher, Book of Ecclesiastes
Simple, really.
@@bonitajanssen745 Ecclesiastes, as in Old Testament? So, Jesus said that before he was born?
Fear or Love?
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
So, lets stop calling the US a democracy for the people.
It's a economic dictatorship run by the unconstitutional central bank
Call it a Constitutional Republic like it is
When a billionaire dies, who inherits their senators?
No one….they are put back on auction and are sold to the highest bidder.
Interesting question 🤔
all campaigns should be paid for by the govt, provided you meet a threshold of public support. everyone running should get the same amount. airtime should be properly handled and broadcast everywhere. money should never be a deciding factor in any election
It was called public election funding and Ronnie Ray-Gun got rid of it as soon as he took office so politicians had to "fund raise" knowing the wealthy had the $.
This is thanks to SCOTUS and citizens united.--
this is what these videos should be about.
I'm sure she mispoke when she "pro-Palestinian". She meant "pro-Israel" have taken 2%. That is what the data shows.
Well said.
"if voting mattered, it would be illegal". Coluche (french comedian)
biden won by 7,000,000 votes in 2020. it matters. it sounds smart to say it doesn't but it does. that said, we need to get rid of the racist, reactionary electoral college.
Thank you citizen united
America for sell.
For people who do not want to use their money paying a larger tax cut, they sure give a lot more than they really should. And they say we're bad with money. 🙄
Sad , when you have a corrupt congress that will not change campaign finance laws
Nobody in the government is trying to stop all the big money in our politics
Yeah…we’re a democracy…right.
george carlin knew that 20 years ago..
I'm a big George Carlin fan in general but I hate to burst your bubble but I saw that when I was about 5 years old in the early eighties I mean it's not exactly rocket science
Money does all the talking in america, that is the sad thing about it all, you still have to serve your greedy employer and agree with everything they say even if its total nonsense. Land of the free haha, no. Critical thinking has been stripped.
Sounds like they need to pay more taxes. Maybe 85% - 90% now
Chart says pro-Israel, not pro-Palestine. 😬
I wonder how much this families PAY IN TAXES
You can buy our cheap Congressmen & Senators with money. Aicpac has already bought all off them.
The sad part is we the people don't have have a real say on who gets elected it's what the rich family's on top
Billionaires shouldnt exist
You want to limit other peoples prosperity and happiness? Seems a little selfish doesn’t it?
@@dlariby billionaires are selfish, nobody needs that amount of money
But, like, we don't have royalty in America.
The owner of a grocery chain in Texas, H.E.B., donated over 1 million dollars to re-elect the Texas Gov. Greg Abbott!
It's never been about the 1%. It's about the .0001%.
Well put
I don’t normally agree with you Anna, but on this point we are 100% in agreement. We need to change the laws and level the playing field for contributions made to politicians.
There should b a contribution cap
I think this should be a treasonous offense for simply enabling this kind of influence.
Because we don't organize. We have to assemble...
Politicians are bought and paid for…color me SURPRISED🙄
Term limit and audit all government employees, will fix this corruption
Some way or another, we have to get money OUT OF POLITIC$ in America!!!
America is becoming an oligarchy. Thank you scotus for citizens United. 😞
''I'm smart for not paying my taxes.''
Donald Trump
Let the names of the families go viral along with the names of those accepting their money. Let’s start a wave of why we can’t vote for the duopoly.
I have what NO billionaire has... enough.
Awesome point!
Pretty sure the billionaire has more than enough.
@@danbsports6760 but they don't seem to think so. It is sad.
@@leviashanken2506 how would you know what they think?
Congressmen and Congresswomen only cost a couple hundred grand.
😢 selling the citizens and home country for so little
The United States has never been a democracy, these families have always driven politics and have become increasingly richer on the backs of US citizens. the FED is the most classic example and the basis of their power.
Off the backs of So-called black people you mean!
An involved and educated citizenry would make the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on advertisement VALUELESS.
Hence your crappy education system.
This group is so transparent that when you go to their webpage, it's a blank page
Thanks!
That’s sick, regardless of political stance its crazy we gave him less vets
What do you call 50 billionaires trapped in a war they have profitted from - sweet justice. What do call 50 billionaires on a one way trip to Mars - a good start.
Pluto would be even better !!....🤣🤣🤣
I never want to hear someone tell me if I don't vote, I don't have a right to talk. Because baby the electrol college doesn't make any sense, and so does this crap right here. What's the point of voting as a people. If this is going on.
Thank you Anna... :)
Boycott this corrupt billionaires products. They are so powerful evrn judiciary under their control along with politicians
People power is the greatest challenge to anything..Politicians use the political system to decide and rule the masses
How can you realistically speaking do that? The owners, CEOs, or whatever they are aren’t just making toilet paper in a little hut for a little town. These are immense corporations of immense worldwide reach and power. What will you say to some rich fellow in Taiwan who wants to buy a Tesla Car, drink a Coke Product or eat a Mc Donald’s? Or just order more cat food from Amazon? “Don’t buy it?”.
You people live in the clouds…no context of reality whatsoever.
Thanks
Funds used for elections should be limited to being provided only thru the government and then those funds are equally shared across all people running for office equally. Additionally, the amount donated to this common fund should have individual limits, so that it cannot be made clear that some billionaire gave millions and thus whoever wins then owes that billionaire... of special interest group like AIPAC who uses their donations to try hard to insure only pro-Israeli politicians get elected.
They can spend as much as they like on the Republican party, they aren't getting my vote!
Biden clan are woest ..
How come am I not surprised...
Democracy of the billionaires for the billionaires.
Reading tyt comments keeps making me more and more ok with that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 never thought I’d agree with Socrates about democracy but after seeing a “Q*eers for Palestine” poster, I’ve left the party and become well more cynical. JSYK, leftism policy doesn’t work so now it’s all pop culture. This is QANON for trendy kids. Get it? I can help you fully pop the bubble but I believe in you…..
One more btw… all the old school on the right is dead. All dudes are going right cuz at least the policy FUNCTIONS. Got any questions I’d be glad to help.
''If Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her.''
Donald Trump
He probably already has.
AIPAC
We need to start messaging to these idiot billionaires to point out the damage authoritarian regimes do to economies, stock values and directly to the wealthy. Fear is more powerful than greed and the greedy fear loss more than anything
This is basically an oligarchy at this point
Bernie's been saying this for decades.
@LostChildOfTime yeah, that's why neither side could afford to let him win. They're both all bought by the oligarchs.
@@tristanthorndykesrocknroll3082why do people keep ignoring this? Why are people so willing to blind themselves over a team that was chosen for them?
A Wealth Tax on the 1% sounds reasonable !!.....Real change which benefits everyone !...🤔🤔🤔
Instead of trying to tax the rich, why don't we stop the reason the rich get so rich to begin with which is through juicy government spending on the monopolies these fat cats own?
@@DavidLucas-zq8gbcan do both
As it is in the US the UK is not far behind. If you want evidence just look what our private water companies are doing.
Club For Growth = Small Nubbin Club, ever hopeful that lowering age of consent will make their hobbies 'legal'.
All that money can go to Children hospitals & the va hospitals to help them out & the Homeless people out that the people that dose need people
Yes, that would make a lot of sense. Politicians don’t make sense lol
It shouldn’t cost a billion dollars to become president for four years
I blame Karl Rove'$ dark money and Citizens United'$ bribery = frespeech
How the H is this democracy?
It's not. It's a corporate oligarchy
Pay for a increase in seniors benefits that paid in society that deserve an increase
Dropping a piece of paper with a tick on it versus dropping a piece of paper with Benjamin Franklin on it, into the ballot box ... no contest
How about limiting campaign contributions to, say, $100 per person or corporation?The USA is NOT a democracy but an auction.
bribe means corruption
The drones gonna comment but you guys are amazing. Even if I don’t always agree with your takes or methods.
so what I am hearing is that my Vote DOESN'T count.... that's comforting 😐😐😐😐
Who wants to tax the rich and who doesn't theirs your answer
No doubt, that's where all the INFLATION money from these high prices for goods & services we're paying for is going!
Anna said 2% went to Pro-Palestinian politicians, the graph shows Pro-Israel.
This is a critical distinction at this time, please clarify which is correct and be more careful in the future. Some people just listen to videos and don't look closely.
No surprises here at all.
Where is the link to the report?
Our vote is a mirage.
certainly doesn't do what we want it too, but what would 4 more years of trump do to the environment? the sea level around miami has gone up a foot in the last 30 years. it's going up faster now. cities in brazil just had a flood that never happened before. over 155 people dies. the flood waters won't dissipate for another week.
The LAWS have always been for SALE to the HIGHEST BIDDER 😏😡
They ARE oligarchs
She said 2% went to pro-palestinian groups but the graph shows 2% going to pro-israeli groups
Such an American view on democracy, that people vote but the results reflect accumulated wealth and not the population.
and they're all Presbyterians right???----DUH
one word.
Pitchforks
This is all garbage in and garbage out with politics in the modern day
DEMOCRATS YOU MUST GET OUT AND VOTE 💙💙💙💙. DEMOCRACY CAN NOT BE BOUGHT. SAVE OUR NATION.
An Old Arabic Say: " A Shroud Has No Pockets " so you can not donate After passing away, or bribe someone to go to heaven. 😊😊
2:54 That's democracy!!
Well said, young man,well said .
Rishi Sunak's £650 million is a 'cause for concern' for democracy | LBC. Is a good video to review
In the UK the polls now go left to labour and the are up 155 seats. I love what is going on in UK politics and the debat in the UK right now.
There are upper limits to contributions.
So they go through political action committee.
Pro lsraeli not Pro Palestinian!!!!
Yup. That's an honest but very significant mistake.