"Congratulations to the Arizona Democrats for getting the ball rolling on this enormously important issue," said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Other states should follow suit."
A report published earlier this year found that the top 100 billionaire families in the U.S. pumped a record-shattering $2.6 billion into federal elections in 2024—which amounted to one of every six dollars spent by all candidates, parties, and campaign committees in total.
Fuck me! I knew it was bad, but 16.6% of the money spent on federal elections came just from the top 100 billionaire families – and that is another phrase that breaks my brain. That is insane! No wonder this country is so fucked.
Fuck me! I knew it was bad, but 16.6% of the money spent on federal elections came just from the top 100 billionaire families – and that is another phrase that breaks my brain. That is insane! No wonder this country is so fucked.
Honestly thought it would’ve been higher.
Their billion dollar status is based a lot on speculative value of stocks and not current money on hand.