… Here's the deal: You may have heard of a relatively recent US Supreme Court decision (Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission) that reinforces the concept that "corporations are people" in the eyes of the law, and that as "people" their money is their free speech. They may now contribute as much money as they want to politics, and be hidden as a source of cash flow. How much money floods the political process now? The amount of money spent on political ads alone went from $2.1 billion in …