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>You are assuming that the chance of being elected to public office increases with the amount of money you can spend on trying. That's cute. Clearly politician
by crdoconnor 10y ago
>You are assuming that the chance of being elected to public office increases with the amount of money you can spend on trying. That's cute.
Clearly politicians solicit campaign contributions just for the hell of it.
- alkonaut 10y agoIf Denmark is like Sweden (It has a very similar political system, as do all the Nordic countries) then donations usually aren't solicited by politicians but by parties. Individual politicians rarely campaign at all. Obviously parties can be indebted to donors just like individual politicians - but the result at least superficially seems to be lot less shady dealings since buying something off a major party will take a lot more than buying an individual.
- crdoconnor 10y ago>Obviously parties can be indebted to donors just like individual politicians Obviously. AND given that the proposal is obviously a hand out to the wealthy and it came at a political cost to the prime minister (in decreased popularity)... I mean, you can put two and two together yourself right?
- alkonaut 10y agoStrange on unpopular policies from large parties in our multi-party governing collisions are usually concessions to the smaller parties in exchange for parliamentary support. Not sure what's going on here though.
- crdoconnor 10y ago>Not sure what's going on here though. That's cute.
- alkonaut 10y agoDo politicians solicit campaign money in the UK? I thought it was a uniquely American issue. The cuteness usually lies in when Americans assume local problems are universal.