• isles@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Here’s where it feels like pantomime - the comment above you says this

    The 2020 election cycle saw $5.7 billion in political spending on the presidency, and $8.7 billion in the congressional races.

    Princeton showed policy decision is basically made by wealthy donors. The wealthy are holding the levers by which they WOULD be taxed additionally and are not currently. Polls are virtue signaling, call me when the tax code changes.