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How to Disrupt the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex
Ever since the Supreme Court’s shameful Citizens United decision, big corporations have been funneling large amounts of cash into American politics, often secretly. Bad enough. But when big government contractors do the funneling, American taxpayers foot the bill twice over: We pay their lobbying and campaign expenses. And when those efforts nab another contract, we pay for stuff we often don’t need. This is especially true for defense contractors – the biggest federal contractors of all.
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I agree with the sentiment, but his solution seems like a lot of hot air.
Quite a bit of contribution and lobbying spending data is already readily available, and banning corporations from being politically active is unconstitutional as per Citizens United. We recognize the problem; we need viable solutions. Like a sustained populist movement in favor of amending the Constitution.