Just 150 billionaire families have poured $1.4 billion into this year's elections. On average these super-rich families have spent $9.2M in political contributions — just 0.06% of their total wealth. The equivalent donation for a typical household would be ~$120. Oligarchy.

Just an astonishingly corrupt system working for a few parasitic networks for greed & power. 'Democracy' at work?!

I still wonder why it's so awfully expensive We had some figures in the Swiss elections to Parliament. A few candidates had a budget that's way higher than the "salary" they'll have (as representative) in the next 4 years. It's fecking scary if you ask me

Wonder if my $120 would be more effective than my chatting up my Republican friends about the danger of voting red at the top of the ticket.