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But the groundwork for the MAGA takeover was laid well before by the Roberts Supreme Court and by right-wing billionaires that the court enabled.
A few weeks ago I wrote about Billionaires Gone Wild, the extraordinary influence acquired by a tiny group of ultra-wealthy men. I shared this chart on campaign contributions, based on estimates from Americans for Tax Fairness:
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On Monday the Times published a deeply reported story about billionaires’ influence that, among other things, found that the chart above somewhat underestimates their role in campaign finance: According to the Times, they accounted for 19 percent of contributions in 2024, not 16.5 percent.
Chart: Shows the drastic increase in billionaire political contributions once Citizens United was passed by the corrupt Supreme Court. [I'm sorry, but who in their right mind thinks that money is the same thing as speech?]
Who put Trump in power?
"... right-wing billionaires that the court enabled.
A few weeks ago I wrote about #Billionaires Gone Wild, the extraordinary influence acquired by a tiny group of ultra-wealthy men....
...the chart above somewhat underestimates their […]
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