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The fact that companies are able to create loopholes via lobbying is the problem. When you accept corrupt government as an unchangeable fact of nature, you've a

The fact that companies are able to create loopholes via lobbying is the problem. When you accept corrupt government as an unchangeable fact of nature, you've already conceded defeat.

saiya-jin 11y ago
or... you might become a realist, and maybe try to come up with solutions applicable in real world, on real people and real situations. I'm not claiming I know what the solutions are. But I am damn sure theoretical solutions for theoretical situations tend to fail spectacularly in reality, no matter what topic they are about.
- caskance 11y ago
  You could support Lawrence Lessig's presidential campaign.
  - tptacek 11y ago
    I think you missed the part of parent comment about "realism".
    - caskance 11y ago
      Lawrence Lessig is a real person and thus my answer satisfies at least one of the criteria given.
tsotha 11y ago
100% agree, and this has been very frustrating for me over the last decade or so. Elected reps (in the US, at least) are barely going through the motions of obscuring the quid pro quo any more, and it seems like nobody really cares.