Hilltzik: The billionaires who gave us Trump - Los Angeles Times
Print If there’s a single all-encompassing truism about American politics, it’s that investing in the right candidate can pay a handsome dividend. That’s certainly validated by the experience of the scores of American billionaires who helped bankroll Donald Trump’s last presidential campaign. Many own fortunes based on the real estate, private equity, or oil and gas industries, all of which did exceptionally well as a result of Trump’s tax cuts and deregulatory policies. We need a better campaign finance system that breaks the nexus between big money and influence. Chuck Collins,...
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