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Hi, I come from the future, where this sort of system is already in place. It helps. Definitely a good idea. But it doesn't eliminate corruption. It just makes
by lumberjack 10y ago
Hi, I come from the future, where this sort of system is already in place.
It helps. Definitely a good idea. But it doesn't eliminate corruption. It just makes it easier for principled politicians to keep up with the less principled ones.
But what happens is that a party will start out being principled and prove itself and then people will keep electing them expecting more of the same, (literally "more of the same" is the motto of most centre-right, financially conservative, parties in the EPP) but then over time the party becomes increasingly more corrupt and the people let it happen because they aren't comfortable with the idea of switching parties after so long. They value the stability. So the corruption grows until the people have no choice.
But overall it does improve things.