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First came the coronavirus test. Then came the medical bills
@Mark To me it's naive to assume some sort of 100% purity test for politicians, and equally naive to think therefore if money is influencing them, they are all the same. There are substantial differences, despite money's and corporations' pernicious influence. You know what they call running for political office in England? Climbing the greasy pole. You can't avoid getting your hands dirty if you want to win. What is the realpolitik then? Different words of wisdom from another white male boomer patriarch, but the fact that Maher is saying this reveals some of the differences that exist between politicians regarding that money's influence:
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