Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Money in politics is a huge issue.
Money is the fuel that makes political victory possible. Sadly, folks, in many cases it's more important than ideas. And this is what turns off so many people to politics.
Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics.
Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time.
Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.
The undue influence of money on our politics is like a cancer underlying other cancers, the issue underlying all other issues.
I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked.
In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed.
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