Special interest money?
<p><span word="Ava">Ava</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="special">special</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="money">money</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="By">By</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="special">special</span>-<span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="government">government</span>.”</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> “<span word="special">special</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="money">money</span>” – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formulating">formulating</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> “<span word="special">special</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>” <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="running">running</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="government">government</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>(<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parlance">parlance</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span>”, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="masters">masters</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.)</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. “<span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="money">money</span>” <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dominates">dominates</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="has">has</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p>
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