So just to give you an example of what power is about, in the last presidential election, Mr. Musk, the wealthiest man on Earth, spent at least $290 million to elect Donald Trump. As a result of the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, billionaires are able to spend as much money as they want on political campaigns through their super PACs. we can see, that kind of campaign contribution is only becoming bigger and bigger. Big tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley, your state have already pledged to spend at least 200 million on a super PAC sympathetic to the AI and robotics industries. (13:49–14:02)
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Asserts that Citizens United allows unlimited billionaire spending on political campaigns.
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