The mid-term elections cost an estimated $4.5 billion, with most of the contributions coming from big corporations and rich contributors. These powerful forces, many of which operate anonymously under US law, are working relentlessly to defend those at the top of the income distribution.
这可能需要一些时间。美国政治的腐败程度令人震惊。一切都围绕着如何搞钱来运作选举活动，而这些活动也变得极端昂贵。刚刚结束的中期选举耗资45亿美元，而大部分的捐助者都是那些大企业和富裕阶层。这些巨大的力量——许多都在美国法律下暗中运作着——正不懈地维护那些分配金字塔高层的利益。