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You can't remove money from politics, the only reason politics exists is because government gets to decide who gets what money. Not even the staunchest liberta
by fleitz 11y ago
You can't remove money from politics, the only reason politics exists is because government gets to decide who gets what money.
Not even the staunchest libertarian thinks the government would work with no revenue, or that politicians shouldn't be allowed to manage the money of the state.
- aidos 11y agoThe parent wasn't talking about the government allocating money, they were talking about government members being given money in exchange for influence. Sure, in both cases it's money, but you can remove one and still have the other.
- dredmorbius 11y agoI strongly suspect your first premise (that money cannot be removed from politics) is correct, though I disagree with your interpretation/rationale. The point that financial wealth and political power are simply two (of several) dimensions of power means, though, that the influence of money on politics cannot be ignored.