Did they just buy the fire department? Norfolk Southern Railway giving the fire department in East Palestine, Ohio: $825,000! Who on the fire department would dare testify against the train company after receiving all that money?

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That doesn't logically follow; a one time donation to the department carries no expectation of additional donations nor does it translate to higher pay for the firefighters. It doesn't "buy" anything other than a more positive public image.

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Why then do corporations donate money to politicians? Do you not see how corporations benefit financially from their "donations"? These companies know how to work the world system, until it crashes and burns.

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... because unlike this scenario, there is an expectation or at least a possibility of future donations when companies donate to politicians. In this case the money is essentially a reimbursement for damages for a very specific event that the company was responsible for. While it might make it harder to sue for additional damages, it simply doesn't make sense to suggest that it would motivate people not to testify.