How did USA become such a messed up country?

[Palem]

C'mon ur saying I can have as much influence on the political process as a billionaire? Half the country couldn't compete with that kind of money. Thats just naive to think that way.

That's not what I said. I said you have a vote and they have a vote. Bill Gates doesn't vote 20,000 times. He votes once, just like you. But while you're bringing it up, why is having more influence not fair? It's not fair that Obama was a better public speaker than Romney? Of course it's fair. Much like utopia, we're all playing the same game.

But none of this is what the founders intended. They were very specific in their warnings of monied interests getting involved with government.

As noobium pointed out, the founders were very ok with the rich dominating the poor. Here's a fun fact, the income tax was originally illegal.

And they are rigging elections with voter ID laws and cutting back on early voting days, because they know if more people vote they will lose. So its not just some honest debate between 2 ideologies. Its straight up fixing the system in their favor.

So let me get this straight. We have two kinds of voters here:
a.) The educated, well-informed voter that knows all the political campaign ads are bull**** and is determined to fight.
b.) The idiot that thinks George Bush was one of the greatest presidents of all time because that wolf ad he ran was so damn cool. Honestly surprised s/he can tie their own shoes.

You're telling me that Voter ID laws and less early voting is going to turn more away voter a than voter b?