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Well if congress is really that cheap, perhaps someone should make a kickstarter to buy back our government.
by gene-h 11y ago
Well if congress is really that cheap, perhaps someone should make a kickstarter to buy back our government.
- lotu 11y agoYou mean raise the salery of congress? Literally no one wants to do that.
- placeybordeaux 11y agoI think they mean start lobbying.
- tamana 11y agoLessig tried: Mayday PAC
- danieltillett 11y agoI think it is time to try again.
- brianclements 11y agoI think it's time to never stop trying.
- hkmurakami 11y agoA friend of mine [1] has been building something that is exactly what you describe: https://www.shiftspark.com/content/how-it-works https://www.shiftspark.com/content/how-it-works "We allow people to speak to their politicians. And not just during campaign season. By pledging money, ShiftSpark lets you signal the issues tied to your support when politicians need it - BEFORE the election. This gives us more candidates, less corporate influence and politicians who listen." [1] He was previously the president of the Manhattan Young Democrats and is currently a Vice President at the Young Democrats of America.
- rmc 11y agoExcept that you'd lose that bidding war with Disney.