They shouldn't have an outsized influence on our political system. They shouldn't be able to buy politicians by the dozen. I'll just give you one example. Here in Texas. There are two billionaires in West Texas, Tim Dunn and Ferris Wilkes. They basically run our state government. I bet most Texans don't even know their names. But every member of the state senate has taken their money. A majority of the members of the state house have taken their money. (1:12:06–1:12:14)
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