Were Obama's donations consistently small?

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From what I understand the maximum amount someone can donate privately to a political campaign is like $2700. I might have remembered wrong but it was a small amount. Even if the donations were split up into smaller amounts he still couldn't have got more than that amount from an individual without serious legal repercussions. If he got more money than anyone else its because more people donated to him.

Correct me if I am wrong lol

The only question that matters is: were the contribution to his campaign legal.

ruveyn

Corporate bribery (lobbying) is a moral issue, whether conducted legally or not.

There may be moral issues involved but it is a functional issue of democratic government. The issue become whether the representatives of the people are responsive to the needs of their constituents or to the requests of the money donated to their continuance in office.

That's what I mean by "moral issue". I consider the democratic deficit in many societies a moral problem.

But an elected official, especially if he or she sees value in holding office and that value may be based on genuine concern for the welfare f the country, must consider the cost of re-election. The responsibility for good and efficient government lies basically with a well informed and communally concerned voting public. When donations to elected officials are a prime concern for re-election and the informational sources can be so corrupted by a distorted source of information that the voters cannot determine the actual integrity of the officials running for office then it is not possible for a rational democratic government to function properly. Politicians, whatever their mental intentions, are caught in a trap they cannot escape. That the media, which is a public grant for wave-length access, can charge for their services at an outrageous rate and thereby exclude those who cannot pay, are permitted this stranglehold on public information is a basic corruption of the entire system.