First off, I apologize if this post is too political or off-topic for this sub. I was just thinking about how big of an influence large corporations paying off political parties and individual politicians has had in America. Off the top of my head, what I consider to be three of the USA’s biggest issues are in part caused by this: healthcare, climate change (specifically environmentally friendly energy) and worker’s rights. In each case, large corporations or industries are paying off politicians to take their side on these issues, meaning no real change is made. Clearly politicians aren’t going to pass laws preventing them from getting paid by companies, so shouldn’t the masses be rioting to make this behavior illegal? I acknowledge that I am nowhere near an expert on this topic and if anyone has an explanation as to why this issue is more complicated than this, feel free to let me know. Personally, I believe that if we could stand together and ban corporations paying off politicians, our future fights for other issues will be more successful.