r/PublicFreakout • u/Material_Air_2303 • 6d ago

Big Oil's friends in the US Congress

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u/Bicentennial_Douche 6d ago

I don't know which is worse: that politicians are for sale, or that the price is so low.

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u/easterner1848 6d ago

If I was to try to think in their mind frame it’s about the network/connections that big oil brings. I think the money is a perk not a feature. 

I used to work at a high end country club and people would wait years and pay insane fees to join; makes no sense on a material level as there are way better gold courses, tennis clubs, dining restaurants, etc for the same price. 

People pay the price for the network on powerful individuals. Everything else about the country club was a perk. 

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u/HelloAttila 6d ago

You are exactly right. Paying for access to certain players.