Money, Politics and Democracy. Your thoughts?

I continue to be shocked at the amount of money that's involved in USA politics. It borders on the obscene to me.
"Money talks" it seems and without it ... what?

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Iwillwait · M

How much of Pelosi's $100Milion you suppose she'll redistribute?

bijouxbroussard · F

@Iwillwait From where do you get that figure ? Or are you aligned with Qanon ? 😳

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bijouxbroussard · F

@Iwillwait I note that it also states that it wasn’t from corruption which is usually the implication. I looked it up, and what Politifact was correcting was an inaccurate claim that she had more money, because apparently for a female politician, that’s a no-no.

How rich is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.? A post making the rounds on social media offers a number that’s way off.

The post, which features a picture of Pelosi gesturing, says: "Annual salary: $193,400. Time in office: 28 years = $5,415,200. Net worth: $196,299,990. ‘Something is wrong with this picture’ -- Nancy Pelosi."

The meme’s point is that Pelosi is a modestly paid public servant who has nonetheless collected almost a fifth of a billion dollars in net worth, presumably by corrupt means. That interpretation, and the facts underlying it, are badly flawed.

The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)

And I will henceforth leave you alone and stay off your posts. 🙁

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