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Wall Street has been making huge investments — not in businesses or stocks, but in the American political process. At nearly $3 billion, the financial sector spent record sums on campaign contributions and lobbying during the 2019-2020 election cycle. Wall Street has one goal: to maximize profits. By using wealth as leverage, Wall Street wields More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Elisa McCartin.

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