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I was personally a fan of Yang’s platform position where every citizen received an annual $100 credit that could be transferred to candidates. Instead of trying

I was personally a fan of Yang’s platform position where every citizen received an annual $100 credit that could be transferred to candidates. Instead of trying to restrict what can and can’t be said, give the citizens enough aggregate buying power to over shadow the lobbyists. https://www.yang2020.com/policies/democracydollars/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/democracydollars/

w-ll 7y ago
Isn't this like voting, but with more steps?
- cfors 7y ago
  Yes, with the added bonus of tax money going into advertiser’s pockets!
- kamikaz1k 7y ago
  It is like voting, maybe with more steps, but with way more normalizing power because you can be very flexible in how you vote. As opposed to voting where you have to have the ability to actually exercise that right in a very narrow time constraint. And on top of that you're diminishing* the influence of people with much more money, since you're playing the game with the same tools. *and I do mean diminish, not eliminate.
- 0x5f3759df-i 7y ago
  Politicians often work in the interests of their donors, not just their voters. It's a way to adjust the system so that the voters are also the donors.
- tfehring 7y ago
  Money is more fungible than votes. If you live in a very red or very blue state, it's probably more impactful to buy $100 worth of political advertising for your candidate of choice in swing states than it is to actually vote in a nationwide general election. (For what it's worth, I'd bet this is still true if you replace $100 with $1.)
- boublepop 7y ago
  Voting decides who wins, this would be helping to decide who gets to play.
0x5f3759df-i 7y ago
Seattle has implemented this with their "democracy vouchers" program that has had some seemingly positive results so far. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/do-seattles-democracy-vouchers-work-new-analysis-says-yes/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/do-seattles-d...
papreclip 7y ago
how about $1 each? i don't want $100 worth of ad impressions (pennies each) blasted at me over the course of a campaign season
chillacy 7y ago
Probably the next step is a complete ban on all other large donations and self donations, so that elections are completely publicly funded (through a mechanism like democracy dollars which reflects voter support as opposed to the depth of your supporters pockets)

w-ll 7y ago

Isn't this like voting, but with more steps?

cfors 7y ago
Yes, with the added bonus of tax money going into advertiser’s pockets!
kamikaz1k 7y ago
It is like voting, maybe with more steps, but with way more normalizing power because you can be very flexible in how you vote. As opposed to voting where you have to have the ability to actually exercise that right in a very narrow time constraint. And on top of that you're diminishing* the influence of people with much more money, since you're playing the game with the same tools. *and I do mean diminish, not eliminate.
0x5f3759df-i 7y ago
Politicians often work in the interests of their donors, not just their voters. It's a way to adjust the system so that the voters are also the donors.
tfehring 7y ago
Money is more fungible than votes. If you live in a very red or very blue state, it's probably more impactful to buy $100 worth of political advertising for your candidate of choice in swing states than it is to actually vote in a nationwide general election. (For what it's worth, I'd bet this is still true if you replace $100 with $1.)
boublepop 7y ago
Voting decides who wins, this would be helping to decide who gets to play.

0x5f3759df-i 7y ago

Seattle has implemented this with their "democracy vouchers" program that has had some seemingly positive results so far. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/do-seattles-democracy-vouchers-work-new-analysis-says-yes/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/do-seattles-d...

papreclip 7y ago

how about $1 each? i don't want $100 worth of ad impressions (pennies each) blasted at me over the course of a campaign season

chillacy 7y ago

Probably the next step is a complete ban on all other large donations and self donations, so that elections are completely publicly funded (through a mechanism like democracy dollars which reflects voter support as opposed to the depth of your supporters pockets)