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Spot on. And what makes things look even more hopeless is that the people willing to hit at the roots of the problem and fix the corporate lobbying are not in c
by leaveyou 5y ago
Spot on. And what makes things look even more hopeless is that the people willing to hit at the roots of the problem and fix the corporate lobbying are not in congress and probably can't even get on a ballot because their voices get throttled early. You need a lot of money to fight other money. How is that going to happen ?
- IG_Semmelweiss 5y agoIts very easy to fix corporate lobbying. Just limit contributions to x dollars (indexed to % of poverty level or whatever) to persons that can vote. This takes away the personhood of corporations and takes care of moneyed interests. However this would require a constitutional amendment in order to not come in conflict with free speech. Alternatively, you could make elections outcomes somewhat random, and effectively rendering the prize (officeholding) a lot more uncertain and therefore, not worth the risk. Imagine winning a campaign for state senate and getting swapped with the 2nd place ranked for comptroller. Who's going to put money in that campaign