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This already happens in most countries. No one votes for a lone representative's crazy proposal. I notice something, with your proposal one person can keep pro
by Joakal 8y ago
This already happens in most countries. No one votes for a lone representative's crazy proposal.
I notice something, with your proposal one person can keep proposing 100 to 1000 votes to make all taxes go to them, effectively killing the government.
- hguhghuff 8y agoActually it should definitely be the case that a line crazy proposal can be put up by an independent politician, who backs it with the votes they won. If other politicians oppose it, then they can spend their votes/power on defeating it. But of course if they spend all their votes on defeating things then they get nothing done. So so small initiatives would be able to get through, that currently cannot because there is currently no cost to politician opposing things. Expendable power is the idea, not unlimited power, which is what we have now.
- Joakal 8y agoWell, having trillions of dollars go to one person instead of defeating a bill because a politician wants to cling to power. That's.. unrealistic. In fact, if I offer 1 billion dollars to each politician that votes for my bill of 1 trillion dollars for me? Well, I get 1 trillion dollars, and politicians get a cut. I keep at least 600 billion dollars. Still overall a loss for democracy. I think culture is the issue. Independence of judiciary and anti-corruption investigations will lead to a golden democracy. Few countries can accomplish this.