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what we can do about insulating the political process from monied interests. Absolutely nothing. Money is power. It's nothing more and nothing less than a soci
by brazzy 16y ago
what we can do about insulating the political process from monied interests.
Absolutely nothing. Money is power. It's nothing more and nothing less than a societywide promise that people will give you things and do things for you.
Trying to prevent the imbalance in money-power from being reflected to a large degree in political power is ultimately futile. Any rules you make will have loopholes and workarounds for those in possession of enough money-power.
- dasil003 16y agoYes money is power, but government is a cultural institution. We already have ethical and legal rules against corruption, they just need to be strengthened at a societal level. Saying 'absolutely nothing' can be done is a defeatist attitude. It's fine for money to be used for influence within the rules of the system, but when it's used to fix the rules, that goes against everyone's interests. It also behooves the rich to acknowledge the value of a fair playing field since consolidating too much power often leads to violent revolution (ie. instant nullification of the power-value of money by the masses).