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Unfortunately the laws and regulations in place facilitating this trend are put in place, for the most part, by elected representatives. For one thing, we need
by patagonia 8y ago
Unfortunately the laws and regulations in place facilitating this trend are put in place, for the most part, by elected representatives. For one thing, we need to change “first past the post” election results to decrease the polarizing results that have been shaping our politics as of late. I’m just saying, this isn’t a conspiracy by one party or group. To an extent, it’s the country we voted for.
- Buttons840 8y agoI donate to http://www.fairvote.org http://www.fairvote.org . If anyone knows of other activist groups supporting better voting systems, I'd like to know about them.
- munk-a 8y agoI don't know a better one but I'm sad to see the organization doesn't support leveling seats for volume positions (i.e. house members & senators) there are some complex voting systems that appear to be theoretically more representative than IRV but for single position elections (governor, president, DA, etc...) IRV seems like a good balance between complexity and fairness.
- knuththetruth 8y agoThis is a strange take when the wealthy actively conspire through bought-and-sold politicians to discredit, undermine, and destroy labor organization, the only thing in history with a proven track record of winning concessions for workers(in aggregate). Maybe there’s not a “conspiracy,” but there’s certainly a class war.
- patagonia 8y agoI agree class issues are at play. But our “class system” is not determined by blood lines. The constituents of a a given class are fluid. Which leads me to believe it is a combination of human nature and relative participation of the various classes. Blaming “the rich” when voting turnout is so low and election participation is low is a non starter for me.
- lovich 8y agoSocial mobility exists but is low in the US and has been on the decline. There's no hard and fast rules on class in the US but for all practical purposes most people are going to be the same class as their parents
- justaguyhere 8y agosame class as their parents Or maybe worse, if they are from middle class or lower. I worked for a couple of NY financial services firms and saw first hand how easy it was to get internships, interviews and jobs for kids with connected parents while the rest of them struggled. I think the worst result of this is, people might (maybe they already have?) just stop trying. Very few people are gonna put up with years and years of crap just to get ahead a little bit, most people aren't just built that way.
- wavefunction 8y agoIt's hard for working-class people to get away from their jobs to vote.
- arblegobblebrbl 8y agoIts the law that you must be given time away from your job to vote.
- knuththetruth 8y agoLaws designed to protect workers are pretty rarely enforced, or only through costly legal proceedings that most working class people can’t afford.
- yardie 8y agoLabor disputes are handled through state and federal labor relations boards. You file a complaint, an investigation is started, and eventually a ruling is made. Lawyers are not a requirement but the employer will probably send one anyway.
- nrook 8y agoYour solution doesn't have much to do with your problem. In general, the Republican party treats lowering taxes on the rich as a major policy goal. On the other hand, the Democratic party doesn't, and politicians and activists on the left side of that party tend to favor increased taxes on the rich. The problem isn't polarization: the problem is that the wrong pole is getting elected.
- Wissmania 8y agoIt is true that multiple parties (which first past the post prevents) would make forming coalitions around issues like this easier. Saying "this isn’t a conspiracy by one party or group" is pretty silly though. The economic policies advocated for and enacted by the two parties point in completely opposite directions.