Given the US Supreme Court’s evisceration of campaign-finance restrictions, it has become easier than ever for concentrated economic power to exercise concentrated political power. Though campaign contributions do not guarantee victory, they give the economic elite greater access to legislators, regulators, and other public officials, enabling them to shape the political debate in favor of their interests.
考虑到美国最高法院对选举资助行为限制的松绑，高度集中的经济力量也比以往更容易去操纵高度集中政治权力。虽然选举赞助并不一定能保证胜选，却给了经济精英们更多接触和联络立法者，监管者及其他政府官员的渠道，让他们可以塑造更符合自身利益的政治议程。