If someone won $500,000,000 in the lottery, what would be the most effective way to spend it to change the political situation in America?

Edit: Asking for a friend. Also; as much as I appreciate the violent suggestions, I’m thinking more positively focused.

  • Eheran@lemmy.world
    173·
    11 months ago

    Considering the small amounts of money we do know about in corruption, I would day you massively overestimate how much someone costs.

    • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      They’re not all Lauren Boebert, but there’s a lot more money than half a billion being thrown around in politics. If half a billion were enough to just buy all the politicians Musk would have done it a long time ago, that’s about 1/400th of his net worth when he keeps his mouth shut.

      • Eheran@lemmy.world
        12·
        10 months ago

        In total, yes, maybe more. But over, likely, thousands of people and, mostly, for minor things here and there.

        Also, just throwing money at people is not somehow a failsafe way to get something. Not everyone can be corrupted and not everyone seeing the corruption is going to be quiet about it.