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I feel this case underscores what we get when unlimited campaign money is available to individuals running for political office. Decide for yourself if you feel the people that you might elect to represent you should be beholding to a handful or possibly even one single campaign donor and the chilling effect that has on their ability to represent the majority.
I guess when you have enough money to consider a run for the presidency, you stop caring that just having enough money is the only thing preventing you from leading.
Thanks for the insight Newt. Very deep thinking, for a historian. At least I agree on the fact that most Americans are overwhelmingly nice. I don’t share the view that more money is the solution to effective leadership. But Newt was talking about winning, not leading, so maybe that is where I lost him.
Welcome to the Economics Manifesto. Together, we’re going to talk about the most polarizing and difficult issues we currently face. In case you haven’t been willing to take a good look around lately, we are not supporting our majority very well. 99% feel the remaining 1% simply don’t don’t share the wealth. In turn, many of the 1% feel as if they are under attack by the 99% for having been successful. Somewhere, between these two extremes, lies a truth we are all scratching at like a re-occurring rash. It’s time to ignore the extreme views and let the majority of us who have some ideas for progress get to the business of fixing our biggest challenges. Thoughtful policy does not harm the majority.
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