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Y Combinator's PAC is throwing money at Republicans across the country

75 points · 46 comments · slater

api · 1789769936 · focus · HN ↗
I’m curious if someone can truthfully explain this. What’s the main motivation for all the money being thrown at R’s from these and other high up tech people?
What I want is specific reasons not the usual Reddit “they’re rich therefore evil blah blah” zero-insight answers. Okay, but why? Almost nobody wakes up and says “I’m going to be evil today!” People have motives and objectives and belief systems.
1. joshAg · 1789770698 · focus · HN ↗
  Because that's how corruption and graft works in the US. Donating to political campaigns doesn't count as bribery. The donation is what gets them access to the candidate, so instead of writing a letter or calling their office you can have 30 seconds to a few minutes of their time at an election campaign fundraising dinner or over a phone call where they want to thank their donors during which you can press them to support whatever you personally want.
  They're giving them money in exchange for the opportunity to try to convince the candidate to support what they want.

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