This China Daily editorial will open a few eyes.
Data have shown that the American-style democracy is like a monodrama of the wealthy. On the “political fundraising market”, the ability to raise funds has become a rigid standard, sometimes the primary standard, for measuring the career prospects of American politicians. People even dubbed US president’s term in office the single highest priced commodity in Washington, D.C.
According to media reports, some members of the US Congress spend as long as five hours per day on raising money for re-election, almost the same amount of time as on legislative work.
Money is a plague in American politics, said James Moran, former Democratic member of the US House of Representatives who served in the Capitol Hill for more than 20 years, noting that money distorts political process and gives the rich disproportionate political influence.
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