Seems to me that as long as votes are for sale, somebody will buy them, and the system will be corrupt. The only real solution, and it's not an easy one, is tha

Seems to me that as long as votes are for sale, somebody will buy them, and the system will be corrupt. The only real solution, and it's not an easy one, is that voters have stop being so easily influenced. They need to become critical thinkers that actively research their opinions. All the ingredients are in place for this to happen, but it's going to take at least a generation to catch on.