• slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Tl;dr they all support both sides so no matter the election they always get what they want.

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      For tax purposes and to lobby for pet projects, yes they lobby both sides. Some corporations lobby for ideological issues. You will find that the vast majority of them get republican support. Plenty of not-for-profits lobby the left as well but you’re not buying their products and paying for ideologies you may not agree with.

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      It’s why I stopped voting, because everybody else is voting for either side any way.

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        2 years ago

        Your vote is yours to throw away if you want to.

        But it’s kind of an insult to everyone who fought to let you do that.

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          2 years ago

          Our votes do nothing to impact politicians or policy. The needs of capital will always be addressed while we get left over table scraps, that inevitably still benefit capital.

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          The issue with that sentiment is that a significant amount of the population simply can’t afford to be picky. They buy the cheapest available version of whatever they need because that’s what they can afford. All of the power of consumer choice is slowly being stripped away as more and more people are pushed into poverty, and that’s by design.