What does $900 million buy you in American politics?

[Bignose]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1

 

We may very well find out in 2016. Maybe this will finally be the impetus for campaign finance reform. I won't hold my breath on that, but this will be interesting to see how it plays out.

[iNow]

And that's only a start... What has been raised/promised already today. It does not account for other revenues still to come in from other groups and via other channels.

 

What does it buy you, though? I'm guessing continued delays on climate change mitigation actions, fewer regulations in specific industries, favorable tax treatment, and the continued erosion of our social safety nets and worker protections.