stingy politics?

so I was thinking about a no pan handling law in my town. The homeless are not allowed to sign but they do anyone but mostly by interstate. so I see political dinner events 500 a plate and donations and drives and it seems like only rich can run for president and they panhandle for as much as they can, so they can tell others doing it to survive they cant. seems backwards to me. are we run by elite panhandlers? 🤔

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firefall · 61-69, M

Well, yes, american politics is completely corrupted nowadays, as y'all have made it legal to accept bribes, from corporations and plutocrats (the whole lobbying thing). The hypocrisy of also banning panhandling just makes me gag: noone actually stands out there in heat or rain, humiliating themselves for 8 hours a day, without actually being in desparate need, unlike the high value donation gigs.