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INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN POLITICS

ership and dirty money involved in pol-
itics.
Many residents of Paterson ask them-
selves, why so many politician don’t fol-
low up in their promises and end up
involve in corruption cases that con-
tinue to tarnish the reputation of a city
that once was one of the key cities in
the industrial revolution of United
States of America.

The money that will be pouring into the
Mayoral election in the city of Paterson,
is one that Patersonians should be very
aware of its precedence and destiny in
order to better assess the plan and
prospect of the candidates running for
Mayor in 2018.
Money is the one that continues to get
luxurious contracts to companies, in-
Editor John Perez money, and I can’t remember what the flate budgets for projects and influence
Runaway campaign spending and lobby- second one is.” legislators into policies that will benefit
ing don’t just stand in the way of a fair only those paying the price.
political system. They also stand in the These realities don’t escape the current We’ll monitor the flow of the money as
way of an economy that works for the situation in the city of Paterson, a city a service to this community. If you want
majority of the residents whom con- with great potential, but one that has to know who owns a politician, just fol-
tinue to look for representatives that been destroyed by corruption, bad lead- low the money.
work for them and not for the special in-
terests of specifc people

After all, why do corporations and oth-
ers with special interest pour money
into campaigns and lobbying? The
biggest spenders are investing in favor-
able policy outcomes. Money doesn’t
just give big spenders the chance to ex-
press a view or support a candidate; it
gives them leverage to reshape the
economy in their favor.
Someone with great political influence
once said, “There are two things that
are important in politics. The first is

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