A few dozen billionaires are spending tens of millions of dollars on the 2022 midterm elections — mostly to support Republican candidates, including many who have parroted the dangerous lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen — in a bid to ensure that Congress is full of lawmakers willing "to make their wealthy benefactors even richer," according to a fresh analysis.
Titled "Billionaires Buying Elections," the report from Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) details how "billionaires are increasingly using their personal fortunes and the profits of connected corporations to drown out regular voters' voices and elect hand-picked candidates who further rig the nation's economy — especially the tax system."
