Why are big money people “scum?” Rick, Newt, Mitt and Obama all have their own big money guys donating them. So the big money guys seem to have opinions as diverse as the rest of the population. Ron Paul has also proven you can play in the game with only small money donors, so it’s still an open system. No reason to demonize big money on this one. Bottom line, we can all look at who’s donating to whom, look at what those people believe in, and decide if we agree with them or not when we vote.
Not all big money is scum. Just the pro socialism and pro pay to play big money. In this case big money is muting the influence of conservatives by keeping candidates floating that voters are rejecting so that the liberal can win. What does big money expect to get back from their investment? If they expect anything, they become scum that pollutes the whole idea of government for the people.