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One of the biggest obstacles facing workers issues in the US is the disproportionate representation that corporate interests recieve, due to funding campaigns indirectly through citizens united. Bernie highlights the end of citizens' united, and public funding for political campaigns as key pathways to fix the outsized political impact of corporate interests

As long as corporate interests bankroll political campaigns, the people we can vote for will be elected partially at the behest of companies, and will have a conflict of interest in representing American workers

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[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 41 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

If you're not already familiar with how the Citizens United decision works, it's worth learning about!

This 4 minute long video So You Want to Bribe a Politician is a fantastic and accessible explainer :)

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