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bluebacktrout207 t1_iub0j7a wrote

Reply to comment by Bywater in Money in politics by riefpirate

Pay yourself back means you have to spend money first. They aren't making a profit just getting reimbursed.

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Bywater t1_iubi727 wrote

Ya, I mean I am sure none of them would overinflate how much they spent on campaigning to get that campaign cash direct without having to go through the bullshit of writing a book and buying all the copies or whatever...

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psilosophist t1_iubn88w wrote

Good thing it’s extremely difficult to “spend” money in ways that can circumvent laws and tax statutes.

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GoArmyNG t1_iucwymc wrote

And yet, politicians still find a way.....

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