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Satire mocks politicians living off lobbyist money●[Sad music begins to play and narrator begins] 'For just $2 a day (or a $10k lobbyist dinner *donation*) you can help aMmastodon Business Labor510 min ago
A satirical charity-style appeal is circulating that asks for '$2 a day' to support a struggling politician whose only assets are a large property portfolio and an undisclosed bank account of lobbyist cash. The parody mocks corruption and the influence of lobbyist donations on those in power, with readers sharing it as dark humour about political self-dealing and pay-to-play politics.