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That's what I said to myself as I was slowly bludgeoned to death by multiple daily texts, emails, and ads to donate. All I hear about is how we need to get money out of politics, then begged by those same people to give them what few measley dollars I have after they bend me over and extract almost all of it in taxes. All the while their real constituents -- billionaires -- donate to whomever will do the most for them.

I'm no Republican voter, I'm voting against them every chance I get, but the spam does not make me want to donate. It's like walking down the street and every 5ft is a hotdog stand with a super pushy vendor trying to guilt shame you into giving them money for the chance to see a hotdog while they give you an empty bun. I just end up adding the phone numbers and emails to my ever-ballooning block lists.

And before anyone @'s me, I know the power of local political movements. I've donated plenty to down-ballot races in my area and still do. I just hate this country's political system and don't understand the need for so much money, from people with so little, when those at the top reap the rewards of that influence, and the money they syphon from the system.