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   [thread] oligarchy

   Oligarchs Don't Just Want to Be Rich But Kill Democracy
   Why powerful & wealthiest think your ability to vote is dangerous
   https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/oligarchs-against-democracy

   * investigative report tells how morbidly rich families, their companies, & their personal foundations are funding efforts to limit/restrict democracy across U.S.

   #oligarchy #billionaires #meritocracy #plutocracy #WealthTax #TAXtheRich #democracy #WealthInequality #inequality #neofascism #neoliberalism #HeritageFoundation

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     Rightwing Group Pours Millions in ‘Dark Money’ Into U.S. Voter Suppression Bid
     Advocacy arm of Heritage Foundation spent $5m on lobbying in 2021 as it worked to undermine voting rights
     https://documented.net/reporting/heritage-action-spent-millions-lobbying-as-it-undermined-freedom-to-vote

     * Heritage Foundation: powerful conservative Washington D.C. think tank

     #HeritageFoundation #DarkMoney #neoconservatism #neofascism #VoterSuppression #ElectoralFraud

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     Heritage Foundation

     * 2021: spent >$5M lobbying to block federal voting rights legislation & advance ambitious plan to spread far-right agenda calling for aggressive voter suppression measures in battleground states
     * 2021 tax filings f. Heritage Action for America (activist wing): spent $5.1M on lobbying

     #HeritageFoundation #DarkMoney #neoconservatism #neofascism #VoterSuppression #ElectoralFraud