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by empath75 3208 days ago
Spending a million dollars represents a lot of effort. Even if you're rich.
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ZenoArrow 3208 days ago
Represents a lot of effort in what way? Certainly not in terms of time to spend or earn it, both of which can be achieved in less than a day. Also consider that wealthy individuals are already spending a lot of money in elections. For example...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/super-pac-donors-2016_us...

"An analysis of 2016 super PAC filings shows that the 257 donors giving $500,000 or more have contributed a total $709 million."

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