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Where is the un-corruptible agency that is going to enforce these laws? Someone stealing a bag of chips has no recourse to get out of prosecution. A wealthy ins

Where is the un-corruptible agency that is going to enforce these laws? Someone stealing a bag of chips has no recourse to get out of prosecution. A wealthy insider trader has the resources and influence to reduce or even eliminate any consequences.

Clubber 5y ago
It's supposed to be us, by voting out politicians who are dirty. Unfortunately, most of us have been duped into being on some "team," and are willing to ignore the corruption of one team to feel good about pointing out the corruption of the other. Since there are only 2 teams, this works beautifully for the politicians. It's an endless cycle that needs to be broken, shipped jobs overseas, shrank our already pathetic safety net, gutted middle America, pushed 2 wars and emptied our treasury. Vote out the incumbent every election cycle for 10+ years, and maybe it will fix it.
- Atlas667 5y ago
  So you believe that if we just vote, the system that the rich have built will fix itself? These flaws are not bugs, these are part of the design. It was never meant to be democracy for the many, it was only democracy for the wealthy. Like the greco-roman model. We need working class democracy, which builds worker oriented hierarchies from neighborhoods upwards. No far away senators that """""represent"""" you. You elect neighbors to represent the interests of the community majority. From neighborhoods to districts, to regions and states. Everyone closely accountable to their base. With full economic transparency, available to all in a public ledger system. But this implies the elimination of private property over socially productive assets. You can't own something if it serves other people. It's not about giving up your house or you car. It's about not owning a pharmaceutical company. Or power line distributions. Or farms. Private property of social assets produces the profit motive and is the root of all economic exploitation

Clubber 5y ago

It's supposed to be us, by voting out politicians who are dirty. Unfortunately, most of us have been duped into being on some "team," and are willing to ignore the corruption of one team to feel good about pointing out the corruption of the other. Since there are only 2 teams, this works beautifully for the politicians. It's an endless cycle that needs to be broken, shipped jobs overseas, shrank our already pathetic safety net, gutted middle America, pushed 2 wars and emptied our treasury. Vote out the incumbent every election cycle for 10+ years, and maybe it will fix it.

Atlas667 5y ago
So you believe that if we just vote, the system that the rich have built will fix itself? These flaws are not bugs, these are part of the design. It was never meant to be democracy for the many, it was only democracy for the wealthy. Like the greco-roman model. We need working class democracy, which builds worker oriented hierarchies from neighborhoods upwards. No far away senators that """""represent"""" you. You elect neighbors to represent the interests of the community majority. From neighborhoods to districts, to regions and states. Everyone closely accountable to their base. With full economic transparency, available to all in a public ledger system. But this implies the elimination of private property over socially productive assets. You can't own something if it serves other people. It's not about giving up your house or you car. It's about not owning a pharmaceutical company. Or power line distributions. Or farms. Private property of social assets produces the profit motive and is the root of all economic exploitation