> there's still a limit on the amount of money the American political corruption system can absorb.
Wikipedia tells me [1] to win a seat in the House of Representatives (one of 435) costs on average $2.79 million, while a seat the Senate (one of 100) costs $26.53 million.
So the political system can absorb $3.8 billion in 'donations' from 'supporters'. That might sound small compared to nvidia's $4.3 trillion market cap, but to a lot of folks $3.8 billion is serious money.
And that's just spending by the winners - often there will be a loser who spent almost as much.
Wikipedia tells me [1] to win a seat in the House of Representatives (one of 435) costs on average $2.79 million, while a seat the Senate (one of 100) costs $26.53 million.
So the political system can absorb $3.8 billion in 'donations' from 'supporters'. That might sound small compared to nvidia's $4.3 trillion market cap, but to a lot of folks $3.8 billion is serious money.
And that's just spending by the winners - often there will be a loser who spent almost as much.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United...