The Mind Money Spectrum Podcast

#47. How to "buy" a politician and get away with it.

November 03, 2020 Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel Season 1 Episode 47
The Mind Money Spectrum Podcast
#47. How to "buy" a politician and get away with it.
Show Notes

In this episode, Aaron and Trishul discuss the incentives that influence politicians. Naturally, this means addressing campaign finance reform. If a politician's primary goal is to get re-elected, he or she may focus on fundraising and nudge-nudge-wink-wink quid pro quos with large donors rather than working to improve constituent well-being. Aaron and Trishul look at the history of campaign finance laws, including Citizens United. And so they try to find the balance between free speech and allowing PACs to spend unlimited amounts of money. They then discuss a few ideas for improvement, including Voting With Dollars, anonymizing donations, and the CFR28 Logic Puzzle.

Episode References

MMS #45. Politicians don't want you to know this about our dysfunctional voting system.
CFR28 Logic Puzzle Explained
Stock Trading by US Senators
Lobbying and Campaign Finance
After Citizens United: How Outside Spending Shapes American Democracy
Campaign Finance Reform: History and Timeline
Citizens United Explained
Hillary: The Movie
Lobbyists: Background
Campaign Finance Reform in the US
United States of ALEC
US Senator Trading Sentiment
Insider Trading is business as usual for our politicians

Podcast Description

Welcome to The Mind Money Spectrum Podcast where your hosts Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Financial Planner from the Bay Area, and Trishul is a Wealth Manager on the East Coast. For more information about Aaron, check out GraystoneAdvisor.com. And for more information on Trishul check out InvestingForever.com. We thank you all for listening, and stay tuned for our latest episode on our website, MindMoneySpectrum.com.

Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Bay Area Financial Planner with GraystoneAdvisor.com, and Trishul is an East Coast Wealth Manager (InvestingForever.com). MindMoneySpectrum.com and YouTube.