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I have a dark fantasy in which politicians need to post collateral for their campaign promises. For example, "I'll break up Google while in office, or else I'l
by DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
I have a dark fantasy in which politicians need to post collateral for their campaign promises.
For example, "I'll break up Google while in office, or else I'll have my right arm amputated."
In that fantasy, politicians would think much more carefully before knowingly making hollow promises.
- pishpash 8y agoThen they'll produce a gun on their right side and saw it off when caught in a lie. That's politicians for ya.
- nilskidoo 8y agoIf nothing else, I see that as the future of game shows- win the Hawaiian vacation or lose your house. Not to self-promote, but I suspect you might lovelovelove some of my points here, because I explored comparable logic: https://nilskidoo.blackblogs.org/monkey-wrenching-the-americanaut/ https://nilskidoo.blackblogs.org/monkey-wrenching-the-americ...
- natch 8y agoOr they could put money in escrow. Which reminds me, I keep wondering why Trump doesn't just pull some of his own billions out of the bank to fund his wall, since Mexico won't pay (surprise). If it's true that he wants to keep his promise, and it's true that he's so rich, he could do it. Apparently one of those two things is not true.