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I think what he means is money should not buy you the ear of government. Using it for this purpose should be illegal, otherwise you no longer have a system where one vote buys you one unit of power, you instead have a system where one unit of wealth buys you one unit of power. Which in some people's opinion, is fascism.

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Buying the ear of government with money already is a crime, though. "Lobbying" is regulated already, and certainly does not involve bribery. The problem is far deeper and more complicated than that.

You aren't going to drive much social justice if you paint your enemies as cartoon characters.