http://www.sott.net/article/289269-Meet-the-Pathocrats-the-richest-01
Campaign-finance-reform activist Larry Lessig has been saying the same thing for years. He says .05% of the US population are the "relevant funders" of all national candidates. Basically, this tiny minority chooses the candidates. Owning the candidates, they don't care who wins.
Some videos of him explaining:
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g
_http://time.com/3529924/larry-lessig-reclaim-democracy/
There's certainly no question that loads of money are required to run a campaign effectively. This is publicly admitted in every election cycle, when you hear losers complain that they lost because they were "outspent."
Campaign-finance-reform activist Larry Lessig has been saying the same thing for years. He says .05% of the US population are the "relevant funders" of all national candidates. Basically, this tiny minority chooses the candidates. Owning the candidates, they don't care who wins.
Some videos of him explaining:
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g
_http://time.com/3529924/larry-lessig-reclaim-democracy/
There's certainly no question that loads of money are required to run a campaign effectively. This is publicly admitted in every election cycle, when you hear losers complain that they lost because they were "outspent."