Big banks and certain industries don't spend all that much money (in the grand scheme of things) on getting people into power, and the recent election showed that the more well funded candidate doesn't necessarily win.
Big banks and certain industries have outsize influence because we are a capitalist country where peoples' well being depends on having a job, which is created by a company and bankrolled by banks.
That's why industries like the auto industry have so much more political weight than the tech industry, despite the latter being far richer.
Big banks and certain industries have outsize influence because we are a capitalist country where peoples' well being depends on having a job, which is created by a company and bankrolled by banks.
That's why industries like the auto industry have so much more political weight than the tech industry, despite the latter being far richer.