Trust is also undermined by politics that divide us rather than bring us together. For example, the scape-goating of immigrants, or bigotry toward racial minorities. Trust can also be destroyed by the very way candidates talk about each other in campaigns. But nothing breaks trust more in democracy as much as money. The simplest story of our republic is about people speaking to their representatives, their representatives listening to their voices, their concerns, their hopes and to their fears.
Big money gets in the way of that.
It's like a great stone wall that comes between the people and their representatives. A great wall that prevents each from hearing the other. A great wall that muffles the sounds of the people. And at times, money does more than shape an agenda. There are specific consequences that run counter to the public good.