[FeepingCreature]

> So what if the rich have too much money? That would explain a lot. It would explain why GME stock was shorted %140 of float.

How would it explain that?

> It would also explain why politicians are so ineffective at regulation. If you were rich, would you want effective politicians? No. You would put your money behind the least effective politicians.

Just because you'd want it that way doesn't mean you did it. Motive, but where's means and method? https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/money-and-elections-a-c...

> It would also explain why most institutions have become less trustworthy in the eye of the public, as big money has corrupted the system.

As opposed to in the past, where big money hadn't corrupted the system?

[bb88]

> Just because you'd want it that way doesn't mean you did it. Motive, but where's means and method?

Pinky swear with me that you've seriously never heard of dark money. Koch brothers, Russian oligarchs. You've never ever heard of this? Really?

[FeepingCreature]

Heard of it, yes, heard of much reason to buy that it had an effect, no.