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Not sure why the downvotes. One has to realize that sometimes "solutions" are an answer not to a problem but to address some constituency.
by TuringNYC 8y ago
Not sure why the downvotes. One has to realize that sometimes "solutions" are an answer not to a problem but to address some constituency.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoFurther than that, we can’t have democracy unless all contributions to politicians/ candidates are reported and published in real time. Without that we can’t know if a person deserves to hold a position, or even if they are eligible.
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoKnowing about the donations helps, but some have suggested we forego the idea of donations in the first place. It’s hard to see how it could be called a democracy when some people can donate millions to prop up a candidate. We can all watch and say “yep, they got a big donation”, but they’re still going to out find a candidate who represents the people against the moneyed interests. Perhaps not in all cases but the donations really slew the system.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoI agree. I think the idea is that being able to track the flow of monies is supposed to lead to changes that nudge us in the direction of political donation reform.