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> ...making money less able to purchase power I'm not sure this is possible without breaking the entire concept of money. So long as money is a thing humans tr
by the_gastropod 6y ago
> ...making money less able to purchase power
I'm not sure this is possible without breaking the entire concept of money. So long as money is a thing humans trade their time for to pay for living expenses and beyond, it can be used to bribe, coerce, etc.
- throwaway2245 6y ago> making money less able to purchase power you could achieve this by: giving everyone a basic amount of money, so they are on a more equal footing to benefit from opportunities.
- mattmaroon 6y agoWell it’s not possible to do it 100%, but I think the problem is less the illegal trade of money for power and more the legal one. Campaign finance laws (which at this point probably require an amendment to the constitution) could help a lot.
- r00fus 6y agoYou may be misinterpreting what brandonr is saying. It's about increasing transparency for influencing elections and restricting (overtly) how much influence money has in elections. Reducing the powers of money is tough (and kind of a game of whack a mole) but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.