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And yet we vote them back into office. What is the solution to this problem?
by mmcgaha 5y ago
And yet we vote them back into office. What is the solution to this problem?
- paxys 5y agoThe solution has been obvious for a long time – politicians must campaign with a fixed budget and no outside special interest financing.
- robocat 5y agoThat requires Restrictions on free speech, which would be difficult to do (1A). New Zealand has political campaign budgets, and limits on airtime. However restricting private citizens is difficult. There was a significant controversy in the 2005 New Zealand elections regarding budgets. It is alleged US fundamentalists significantly (for NZ lol) funded the Exclusive Brethren Church to produce pamphlets in support of the National Party, by smearing both the Labour Party and the Green Party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_election_funding_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_election_fund...
- bregma 5y agoDonate more. Be the biggest donor and you will be able to buy the most votes.
- nr2x 5y agoYes, you’ve correctly identified the problem.