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So it boils down to the U.S.' broken political system? If the effects of a financial crisis are felt across the globe, why not have an international comitee tha

So it boils down to the U.S.' broken political system? If the effects of a financial crisis are felt across the globe, why not have an international comitee that regulates the markets? One that is not prone to lobbyists and campaign contribution mania?

namdnay 8y ago
Because then populists could score cheap points by railing against “unelected bureaucrats”... e.g Brexit
- bnastic 8y ago
  It would never ever work, and it would in fact be all "unelected bureaucrats"
- jstanley 8y ago
  So the problem with having unelected bureaucrats is that it is too easy to come up with arguments against having them?
sp332 8y ago
How would you choose members of the committee in a way that doesn't involve campaigns? How would they make decisions without being open to lobbying?
- JetSpiegel 8y ago
  Shorter campaign cycles and a cap on expenditures. Abolishing PAC.
  - sp332 8y ago
    Curiousgal mentioned an international committee. You'd have to get global agreement and enforcement to ban PACs first.