Reply #6: Oh, politicians have become increasingly corporately controlled throughout my lifetime [View All]

[MadHound]

I've watched this phenomenon throughout my life. Sometimes it is really apparent, such as under Bill Clinton or Reagan, when they would push legislation that benefited their biggest donors(which is why we had the repeal of Glas-Steagal under Clinton, who got the majority of his finances from the financial sector).

I've found that if one takes a look at the candidate's donors, you can form a much more accurate picture of how that candidate is going to function. Big oil donations, we're going to drill away, big donations from Wall St, well those market numbers are going to go through the roof, no matter how badly it hurts the people. Really, a pretty accurate barometer of what the candidate will really do, not what they're saying they'll do.