Iowa’s agricultural products are now subject to foreign funded ballot initiatives in 19 other U.S. states thereby 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 & 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚
26 states w/ ballot initiatives;
7 prohibit foreign money
By allowing federal foreign funded ballot initiatives in states, the gov’t arrogates legitimate protections & fundamental rights to foreign non-democratic or private ends through ballot initiatives that undermine, not strengthen, democracy.
FEC’s ruling for foreign funding U.S. state ballot initiatives ...
Example 1) Would Americans benefit by allowing OPEC to fund state ballot initiatives obstructing pipelines & infrastructure throughout 19 U.S. states that allow ballot initiatives?
Beyond immediate inflationary pressure and quarterly corporate profits abroad, the counterintuitive shift strengthens producers leverage in the supply-chain as well as creating potential trade/socio-economic instability #uncertainty#Fed#business#dollarindex