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There's always a workaround - spending lots of money spread over different people's names, for instance. Of course, you'd have to buy the mules first, and that
by TheSOB88 15y ago
There's always a workaround - spending lots of money spread over different people's names, for instance. Of course, you'd have to buy the mules first, and that affects the efficiency, but cheating would still occur.
But anyways, yeah, the hard part would be actually putting this into place. I mean, nobody in power would want this to happen. It would be bad for the lobbyists and bad for the congressmen. No incentive there, and much incentive to fight against it.
- jedbrown 15y agoLessig's suggestion would significantly increase the amount of money available to politicians relative to now. The difference is that it would all come in small dollar amounts to make politicians accountable to constituents instead of the corporations currently financing them. More money might conceivably be sufficient incentive for those in power to act.
- nextparadigms 15y agoYeah, you'd have to watch out for abuses. But the main point is to change the incentive for them to beg corporations for money. Making it illegal, and making it easier for normal individuals to donate would help switch that incentive from going to corporations to going to individuals.