The Role of Money in Politics

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The standard answer is that it's seen the roll money. My view is that we have ah changed, just as we have changed, the norms of what's acceptable the corporate level. And i think similarly, there are some norms an and how politicians behave, which have changed absolutely 100%. I completely agreend a andand.

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